On Friday afternoon, a gaggle of agitating folks turned up earlier than the Hindu group at Digholia village of Narail, demanding punishment of the Hindu youth Akash Saha for belittling the prophet in a Fb put up. As tensions escalated, the Lohagara upazila nirbahi officer intervened and took Akash’s father into police custody, based on witnesses.
Subsequently, the state of affairs calmed down till one other group – wielding iron rods and steel objects – introduced out a procession quickly after night.
They had been met by police motion and scattered by means of the village. The dispersed mob then looted Hindu properties and outlets, vandalised Hindu properties and set Hindu properties on fireplace, mentioned witnesses and victims.
The assailants entered Mala Rani Saha’s home that night.
“When some younger boys entered our home, my niece and I took shelter in a room. We turned off all of the lights and hid underneath the mattress,” she mentioned.
“They began hitting the lock of the door with iron rods. They shouted at us to provide them the property. We did not say something out of concern.”
Mala mentioned they had been shivering and calling God. “In the event that they one way or the other broke the lock on the door, what would occur to us?”
The girl mentioned the attackers broke the door of one other room and took away Tk15,000 money and gold ornaments weighing 4 bhories from the cabinet.
The attackers ransacked the home of Dilip Kumar Saha – the headmaster of Digholia faculty, and looted Tk65,000 in money in addition to gold ornaments. The culprits vandalised the TV, fridge and an idol inside the home.
Dilip’s neighbour Niranjan Saha mentioned he was hiding underneath the mattress along with his baby and spouse when the attackers started working amok within the neighbourhood.
“They got here and hit the window of my home with iron rods. They requested to be paid Tk1 lakh. They mentioned if I didn’t pay, they’d vandalise my home.”
“Via a damaged window, we noticed the attackers ransacking Dilip Saha’s home. They had been speaking about looting solely money and gold,” recalled Dilip.
The assailants set Gobinda Saha’s home on fireplace after ransacking it, mentioned Gobinda’s mom Dipali Saha. “Among the villagers tried to douse the hearth after the assailants left.”
The attackers beat up Gopal Saha. He mentioned, “They got here and instructed me to provide them Tk5 lakh. As I needed to know why I must pay, they began assaulting me and hit me on the pinnacle.”
Case towards 200-250 unidentified folks, 5 remanded
A Narail courtroom on Monday positioned 5 folks, who had been arrested on Sunday evening in a case filed over the vandalising of Hindu properties, on a three-day remand every.
They’re Sayeed Sheikh, Rasel Mridha, Kabir Ghazi, Rezaul Sheikh and Masum Billah. All of them are Lohagara upazila residents.
Police on Sunday filed the case with Lohagara police station towards 200 to 250 unidentified folks. Within the case assertion, police have talked about the ransacked valuables on that day.
Mizanur Rahman, a sub-inspector of Lohagara police station and in addition investigation officer of the case, mentioned police had arrested the people after figuring out them by means of analysing totally different units of video footage.
The SI mentioned police had additionally recognized one other 15-20 people within the footage. “We hope to glean very important info by quizzing the arrested folks in remand.”
On Sunday, a Narail courtroom granted the police prayer for a 3-day remand to quiz the Hindu youth Akash Saha, whose Fb put up reportedly belittled the prophet.
Digholia villager Salauddin Kochi filed the case over hurting non secular sentiments. Police mentioned they arrested Akash in Khulna on Saturday evening.
