Hindu temple, properties vandalised in Bangladesh over Facebook submit

A temple, retailers and a number of other homes of the Hindu neighborhood have been vandalised in southwestern Bangladesh by some unidentified individuals over a Facebook submit allegedly belittling Islam, within the newest spate of violence focusing on the spiritual minority within the nation, in accordance with media studies on Sunday.

Police fired warning pictures to disperse a mob that vandalised a number of properties and torched one in all them in Sahapara village in Narail district on Friday night, bdnews24.com, a web based newspaper quoted Haran Chandra Paul, an inspector on the native police station, as saying.

The attackers additionally threw bricks at a temple within the village through the assault round 7:30pm, he stated.

They additionally broke the furnishings contained in the temple. Several retailers had been additionally vandalised, The Daily Star newspaper reported. Haran stated a younger man posted one thing offensive on Facebook, triggering anger amongst Muslims.

As rigidity mounted over the submit after the Friday prayers, a gaggle of Muslims demonstrated outdoors their house within the afternoon. They attacked the properties later. No attacker was arrested.

The scenario was regular at evening, stated the police inspector. Narail Superintendent of Police Prabir Kumar Roy stated the regulation enforcers had been working to maintain the scenario underneath management.

“We’re investigating the incident. Those responsible for the violence will face action. The situation is normal for now,” Roy stated.

Meanwhile, police have arrested a 20-year-old school pupil over the Facebook submit. The pupil, recognized as Akash Saha, was detained in Khulna, stated Sheikh Abu Hena Milon, chief of Lohagara Police Station.

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. Akash was dropped at courtroom in reference to that case.

Police forces had been deployed within the space to forestall additional violence, The Daily Star newspaper reported.

“After one group looted all our valuables, another group came and found our door open. As there was nothing left to loot, they set our home on fire,” the paper quoted Deepali Rani Saha, a resident, as saying.

Deepali’s home was amongst properties and dozens of retailers that had been vandalised or burnt down in Sahapara village.

A former feminine member of the reserved seat in Dighalia Union Parishad stated many of the able-bodied individuals have left the village after the assault.

“Almost all houses are locked. Only the elders of some families are home. They too are scared,” she stated.

“Police are on guard in the village, but we cannot trust them,” the newspaper quoted 65-year-old Shibnath Saha, president of the village’s Radha-Govinda temple, as saying.

Attacks on spiritual minorities in Muslim-majority Bangladesh are growing and plenty of of them occurred after rumours or faux posts unfold via social media, bdnews24.com stated.

Last yr, some Hindu temples in Bangladesh had been vandalised by unidentified Muslim bigots through 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.