Police have detained 53 people in connection with arson attacks on the homes Hindus after a local was accused of ‘insulting religion’.
Police filed two cases at the Gangachara and Kotowali Police Stations over the incidents and arrested 53 people, said Superintendent of Police Mizanur Rahman, reports bdnews24.com
A mob had attacked Hindu homes in the Sadar Upazila’s Thakurpara village on Friday afternoon amid anger over an alleged Facebook made by a local Hindu man.
One person, 30-year-old Habibur Rahman, was killed in a clash between the mob and police. Eleven others were injured in the violence. The attackers managed to set fire to several homes during the clash.
A three-member investigation committee, headed by Additional District Magistrate Abu Rafa Md Arif, has been formed to probe the situation.
The district administration is making special arrangements to compensate the victims of the attacks.
The affected people have been given two bundles of tin and Tk 3,000, said Sadar Upazila UNO Ziaur Rahman. The administration will also bear the cost of rebuilding the homes.
Some dry food has also been provided by the administration, he said.
Security measures in the area have been strengthened, said Sadar Circle Assistant Superintendent of Police Saifur Rahman.
