Iqbal Hossain had saved the Quran at Durga Puja mandap in Bangladesh

After radical Islamists had launched an assault on Hindus in Bangladesh alleging insult of the Quran, police investigation has revealed {that a} Muslim man was behind the alleged ‘blasphemous’ act. Police have recognized the offender behind the weeklong communal assaults on Hindus within the nation as Iqbal Hossain.
35-years-old Iqbal Hossain, son of Nur Ahmed Alam from Sujanagar space of Comilla, had positioned the Quran at a Durga Puja mandap at Nanua Dighir Par in Comilla on October thirteenth, which had triggered a collection of communal violence in opposition to minority Hindus within the nation. The police recognized Iqbal after analysing video footage on the puja venue, knowledgeable Comilla Superintendent of Police (SP) Farooq Ahmed. However, he’s but to be arrested as he’s on the run, and a manhunt is on to nab him.
Iqbal Hossain is a drifter by career, and it’s unknown whether or not he has any involvement with any political celebration. Cumilla SP Faruk Ahmed stated extra particulars will likely be revealed in a press briefing on Thursday.
Earlier, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal had knowledgeable stated authorities had recognized the particular person behind the Comilla incident. “I hope the prime suspect in the Comilla incident will be arrested soon. He has been changing locations frequently to avoid getting caught. We’ll be able to unfold the Comilla incident once he’s arrested,” the minister had stated.
A video displaying the Quran saved within the puja mandap was uploaded on social media which had gone viral quickly. After that, a bunch of individuals had attacked the puja venue and vandalised it. The subsequent day, two individuals had been killed after Hindu temples, Durga puja mandaps, and companies had been attacked and vandalised in Noakhali’s Begumganj.
Violence continued for nearly every week until October seventeenth, the place not less than seven individuals had been killed and dozens had been injured, other than lots of of homes and companies of Hindus vandalised.
One Md Foyez Ahmed, who had posted the video of the Comilla puja mandap that triggered the violence, was arrested by the police on October thirteenth itself. Police have arrested round 450 individuals in reference to the following violence, and have registered 72 circumstances thus far.