Protests erupt in Agartala over alleged lynching of Hindu man in Bangladesh

Guwahati: Activists of the Sanatani Hindu Sena staged a protest outside the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission office in Agartala.

They protested condemning the alleged lynching of a Hindu man in the neighbouring country and accusing authorities there of failing to curb atrocities against religious minorities.

The protesters demonstrated against the killing of Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh city, who was allegedly lynched over accusations of blasphemy and whose body was reportedly set on fire.


Twenty-seven-year-old Das was lynched to death by a mob and his body set on fire over alleged blasphemy in Mymensingh city on December 18.

The protesters attempted to move towards the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission office here; they were stopped by a large deployment of security personnel led by senior police officials.

Sanatani Hindu Sena’s district President Gautam Laskar claimed that Hindus in Bangladesh were being repeatedly targeted and claimed that similar incidents were also occurring in parts of India.

Earlier, on December 17, India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) summoned Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Riaz Hamidullah to convey New Delhi’s strong concerns over the deteriorating security situation in Bangladesh.