Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu, was brutally lynched by a mob in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh amid protests against the assassination attempt on Osman Sharif Hadi. After killing him, the mob tied his lifeless body to a tree and set it on fire before tying the burnt torso and head together, reports have now revealed.
Das, who worked in a garment factory in Mymensingh, was beaten to death on Thursday evening for allegedly insulting Islam. The mob then poured kerosene and set fire to the body with dozens of people who reportedly saw the gruesome scene celebrating.
“Then they poured kerosene on him and set him on fire. His burnt body was left outside. They tied the burnt torso and head outside. It was horrible,” said the victim’s father – Ravilal Das, according to an NDTV report.
7 suspects arrested in murder of Hindu man
Earlier in the day, a senior adviser to Bangladesh’s interim government, Muhammad Yunus, said seven suspects believed to be involved in the death of a Hindu youth in Mymensingh had been arrested.
In a post on social media platform X (formerly X), Yunus wrote, “In the incident of beating to death of young Sanatan Dharma follower Dipu Chandra Das (27) in Valuka, Mymensingh, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested seven persons as suspects.
