Shillong: A Durga temple inside the Laxminarayan Cotton Mill in Siddhirganj was vandalized on Tuesday. The Knit Concern Group allegedly blocked access to the site. They replaced the temple gate lock to keep worshippers out. Tarun Lal Begi, the temple committee's general secretary, claims the company's director, Monir Hossain Mollah, and his associates destroyed the pandal and decorations.
Police arrested Monir Hossain Mollah and security head Ibrahim on Wednesday evening. Narayanganj Additional Superintendent of Police Tarek Al Mehedi noted ongoing land disputes between the company and the temple committee. He stated, "We are talking about the land-related complications between the temple committee and the Knit Concern Group. We are looking at how to resolve the issue."
Separately, authorities discovered a body in the Mukteshwari River in Jashore. The victim was 65-year-old Ranjan Mondal. He operated a fish farm. His wife, Beauty Mondal, reported he disappeared on November 6. Police found him stuffed in a sack near Helarghat the next morning. Monirampur Assistant Superintendent of Police Imdadul Haque confirmed the discovery, noting the victim had visible injuries. The body went to Jashore 250-bed General Hospital for an autopsy.
These assaults follow a string of violence against Hindus. Last month, attackers stabbed 43-year-old Rabendra Rishi to death. Looters also hit three Hindu homes in a separate event. Such atrocities rose during the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government and continue under the current Bangladesh Nationalist Party administration.
Comments