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"On rumors of “hurting religious sentiments”, a Hindu house was vandalised, a haystack was set on fire, and a temple’s fence was destroyed last night in Bagerhat’s Morrelganj upazila.
The incident occurred around 9 pm yesterday at Romani Biswas’ house in Amarbunia village near Sundarbans, Bagerhat Superintendent of Police, KM Ariful Islam, told The Daily Star….
According to eyewitnesses and locals, Kaushik Biswas (20), son of Romani Biswas, was summoned to Amarbunia Jame Mosque around 5 pm yesterday on suspicion of “hurting religious sentiments” in a Facebook post.
When the incident came to light in the evening, hundreds of people from Mongla’s villages of Amarbunia, Jiudhara, Gulishakhali, and Kachubunia gathered and marched to Kaushik’s house. They set a haystack on fire and vandalised his house at the time. Later, the Sarbajanin Durga temple’s fence was also damaged. There was no idol in the temple, said locals and eyewitnesses….
The village is home to at least 52 Hindu families. Seeking anonymity, many of them said they are living in a state of uncertainty.
"On rumors of “hurting religious sentiments”, a Hindu house was vandalised, a haystack was set on fire, and a temple’s fence was destroyed last night in Bagerhat’s Morrelganj upazila.
The incident occurred around 9 pm yesterday at Romani Biswas’ house in Amarbunia village near Sundarbans, Bagerhat Superintendent of Police, KM Ariful Islam, told The Daily Star….
According to eyewitnesses and locals, Kaushik Biswas (20), son of Romani Biswas, was summoned to Amarbunia Jame Mosque around 5 pm yesterday on suspicion of “hurting religious sentiments” in a Facebook post.
When the incident came to light in the evening, hundreds of people from Mongla’s villages of Amarbunia, Jiudhara, Gulishakhali, and Kachubunia gathered and marched to Kaushik’s house. They set a haystack on fire and vandalised his house at the time. Later, the Sarbajanin Durga temple’s fence was also damaged. There was no idol in the temple, said locals and eyewitnesses….
The village is home to at least 52 Hindu families. Seeking anonymity, many of them said they are living in a state of uncertainty.
