Special Correspondent: One person was killed in clashes with police while firing Hindu homes in Rangpur on charges of defaming religion in Facebook.
Today, on Friday afternoon, a clash erupted with police with thousands of people in Thakurpara village of Khalea Union under Sadar upazila to carry out attacks in Hindu homes. Saying Assistant Police Superintendent of Rangpur Sadar Circle, Saifur Rahman.
Assistant Director of the hospital Shafiqul Islam said that 11 people injured in police bullets and rubber bullets were admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital during the clash. Among them, Habibur Rahman (30) died in an evening.
Shafiqul said. Habib, The son of Ekramul Haque was killed of Shaleyah area. Six of the injured were shot and others said rubber bullets were hit on their hands and feet.
Gangachara Police Station OC Jinnat Ali said that a young man of Thakurpara posted his Facebook page religion disrespectful post last week. The protesters were called to protest at around 3:30 pm on Friday. Police deployed in the area from 3pm to face the situation.
“At around 3:30 am, 8 to 10 thousand people of Shaleyahah and Balabari villages of Khaleya union and nearby Maminpur village started protests with sticks. Protesters blocked the bricks and sticks on the police. The police threw fired and rubber bullets to control the situation. ”
Within a clash, a group of attackers went to Thakurpara village and set fire to a number of Hindu homes.
Three house of Titu Roy’s, Sudhir Roy’s six house, Amulya Roy, Bidya Roy and Tanti Ray, both of the six house and Kulin Roy, Kishore Roy and Dinesh Ray were burnt to death.
Assistant police super Saifur said that seven policemen were injured in the attack by the attackers, bricks and sticks. The injured policemen were admitted to the district police hospital.
Titu Roy’s mother, Jeetan Bala, told the bdnews24.com: “Hundreds of people came to light the fire of three houses. The houses were burnt to ashes in the house. I can not save anything in the house. ”
Sudhir Roy said, “Four to five people came in a petrol mall fire in a house fire. That fire is burning in six houses. OC Jinnat Ali said that Alamgir Hossain, a grocery shop owner of Lalchandpur village of the area, filed a case with the police on October 29 accusing him of contempt of religion against the Hindu youth.
Later, on Tuesday, the protesters demanded the arrest of the young man.
Rafiqul Islam Master, General Secretary of Paglipar Jami Mosque Managing Committee, who led the protest on that day, said that there were hundreds of people in the protest rally in Paglapire area on that day. After the protests, a memorandum was submitted to the Deputy Commissioner and the Police Super to demand his arrest.
“Later, he went to the police superintendent and arrested him for 24 hours. However, he was not arrested yet again at noon demonstrations.
OC Jinnat said, “The attacks and firing have been planned in the Hindu house.”