5 arrested in Bangladesh for attacking Hindu temple, properties

Five individuals have been arrested for his or her involvement in final week’s assault on the homes and temple of the Hindu neighborhood in southwestern Bangladesh over a Facebook put up, a media report stated on Monday.

A mob vandalised a temple, outlets and several other properties of the Hindu neighborhood within the Dighalia Bazar space of Lohagara upazila of Narail on Friday after a Hindu boy posted one thing deemed offensive on Facebook, triggering anger amongst Muslims.

Five individuals had been arrested on Sunday for his or her position within the violence, police stated.

On Monday, a neighborhood court docket positioned the suspects on a three-day police remand, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.

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Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Morshedul Alam handed the order after investigation officer within the case Mizanur Rahman produced the accused earlier than the court docket and appealed for seven days in remand.

The suspects are recognized as Masum Billah (32), Md Sayed Sheikh (25), Rezaul Sheikh (40), Rasel Mridha (38), and Kabir Gazi (40).

Narail Superintendent of Police Probir Kumar Roy earlier stated that two instances have been filed on this incident to date.

On Saturday night time, 20-year-old school pupil Akash Saha was detained over the Facebook put up.

Haran Chandra Paul, an inspector on the native police station, stated the younger man posted one thing offensive on Facebook, triggering anger amongst Muslims.

A police officer stated that Salahuddin Kochi of Dighlia village had filed a case in opposition to Akash on Jul 15, accusing him of belittling Islam.

Police forces have been deployed within the space to forestall additional violence.

Attacks on non secular minorities in Muslim-majority Bangladesh are rising and plenty of of them occurred after rumours or pretend posts unfold via social media.

Last yr, some Hindu temples in Bangladesh had been vandalised by unidentified Muslim bigots throughout the Durga Puja celebrations, prompting the federal government to deploy paramilitary forces in 22 districts after 4 individuals had been killed and plenty of others injured in riots.

According to a report by authorized rights group Ain O Salish Kendra, 3,679 assaults had been carried out on the Hindu neighborhood in Bangladesh between January 2013 and September 2021.

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