Attack on Hindus in Bangladesh: Fanatics agitated over post insulting Prophet, set fire to Hindu house and temple

 In Bangladesh, a mob of extremists on Friday attacked Hindu houses and a temple in Lohagra, Narel. These people were angry with the alleged derogatory post made by a Hindu boy on the Prophet. Videos of this violence are going viral on social media.

Police Inspector Haran Chandra Paul said that several Hindu houses were vandalized in Digholia village on Friday evening. Police fired in the air to disperse the crowd. The attackers attacked the houses of Hindus around 7.30 pm.

The arrested
local people who uploaded the Facebook post identified the youth as Akash Saha, son of Ashok Saha of Sahapara. Both have been arrested. However, no attacker has been arrested so far.

Narel Superintendent of Police Prabir Kumar Roy said that we are investigating the incident. Action will be taken against those responsible for the violence. At present the situation is normal. Tension escalated in the area after Friday prayers. After this, a mob of fundamentalists attacked.

Attacks against Hindus are increasing year after year

A few months ago, a mob of 200 fundamentalists attacked the devotees and ransacked the temple at the Radhakanta temple of ISKCON in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. According to a report by Bangladesh human rights organization Ain O Salish Center (ASK), there were 3600 attacks targeting Hindus in Bangladesh from 2013 to 2021.

According to this study, during these eight years, more than 550 homes and 440 shops and businesses were targeted and vandalized and set ablaze in attacks against Hindus. Over 1,670 cases of vandalism and arson in Hindu temples, idols and places of worship were registered during this period.