Crimes Against Religion By Advocate Rabindra Ghosh Bangladesh Minority Watch

Executive Director
International Unity for Freedom and Equality



----Update from Advocate Rabindra Ghosh----

Two Hindu Deities (Muthi) of Kali Temple demolished on 5^th of June, 2014 at Mymensingh Kotwali by Muslim perpetrators: No perpetrators arrested till writing of this report.

Source :( The Daily Bhorer Kagoj dated 7^th of June, 2014)

Act: Crime against religion.

Victim: Nironjan Sutradhar – Hindu Priest

Date and time of occurrence: 5^th of June, 2014 at about 2 p.m.

Place of occurrence:  Churkhai of chakanju Area of Mymensingh Sadar, Mymensingh District. Bangladesh.

Case Number: Mymensingh Model P.S. case No.24 dated 07.06.2014 under section 143/147/427/323/295/427/506 of Penal code.

Name of the perpetrators:-

1)     Abdul Jalil son of Ismail,

2)     Razzak son of Abdur Rahim,

3)     Faruk son of Abul Rahaman

4)     Ms.Sandhu Khatun wife of Abdul Jalil,

5)     Ms.Yesmin wife of A.Rahim.

6)     Ms.Rahena Begum wife of Hashim  Mollah.

7)     Ms.Hoshne Ara wife of not known.

The above noted perpetrators without any lawful authority and unauthorisely entered into the Kali Temple of Nironjan Sutradhar on 05.06.2014 at about 2 p.m. and started to assault on Hindu Deities resulting desecration of those Murthis. This incident happened only on simple ground of quarreling between two Hindu and Muslim children Asad and Sadhan. This infuriated the situation and the guardian and associates of the Muslim boy with religiously motivated attacked the temple and desecrated Hindu deities with common object to destroy Murthies.

Bangladesh Minority Watch immediately communicated with Fazlul Karim –Officer in Charge of Mymensingh Sadar P.S. over his cell number -01713373430 who confirmed the unfortunate incident and he gave us to understand that a case has been registered on 07^th June, 2014 as proper section of law, but he said no accused has yet been arrested because those accused are absconding.

Local Hindu Boudda Christian Oikkya Parishad Secretary – Sawpan Sarkar and Organizing Secretary Shankar Saha in a press statement condemned this incident.

Bangladesh Minority Watch demand immediate arrest of perpetrators responsible for desecration of Hindu deities and the deities so far demolished should be restored to its original place for their regular worship as per Hindu custom. The securities of the minorities should be provided.

With best regards,

Adv. Rabindra Ghosh

Founder President-Bangladesh Minority Watch (BDMW)

12,K.M. Das Lane, Tikatully, Wari P.S.,Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Zemira Eli Natan

Executive Director

International Unity for Freedom and Equality