Bangladesh: Hindu youth allegedly killed by mob in police station for 'blasphemy'
The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities, an advocacy organisation, made this claim, and asked if the international community would remain mute spectators to attacks on minorities
Students from various universities in Bangladesh protesting against attacks on minorities in the country. Photo: X | @hrcbm
A Hindu boy was allegedly hacked to death by a mob inside a police station in Bangladesh for making “objectionable comments” about Prophet Muhammad on social media.
The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) tweeted about this on X, as reported by the Hindustan Times.
HRCBM claims to be an advocacy organisation dedicated to protecting the human rights of people, especially minorities, in Bangladesh.
In its post on X, HRCBM claimed that a college student Utsav Mandol (a Hindu youth) was hacked to death at Khulna city of Bangladesh by Islamists. It said the allegations against him was that he posted a statement that was considered blasphemous on social media. The group alleged that the police detained him without forensic evidence, and a mob lynched him at the police station in the presence of Army personnel.
The advocacy group said that this act of mob lynching violates the norms of being human, and that the perpetrators of the crime have gone unpunished. It also said that some Bangladeshi media were saying that this crime did not take place.
“Wil there be justice in Bangladesh? Will people of Bangladesh rise up to the dark forces and recognise right from wrong and talk about being human first? Samakal published this news and since then removed it from its website, but we have a copy of it. Will the international community remain mute spectators to these atrocities?” continued HRCBM in its post.
Attacks on Hindus more political than communal: Yunus
The chief adviser to Bangladesh’s interim government, Muhammad Yunus, in an interview with PTI, said the issue of attacks on minority Hindus has been exaggerated. He claimed that the attacks were more political than communal, since there was a perception that most Hindus support Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League.
India has raised concerns about the security of Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh. Prime Minister Modi mentioned this during his Independence Day speech on August 15, and he hoped that the situation in the neighbouring country would become normal soon.