India on Friday strongly condemned the recent lynching of Hindu men in Bangladesh, voicing deep concern over what it described as continuing hostility towards minorities in the neighbouring country and stressing the need for accountability.
The Ministry of External Affairs said New Delhi was disturbed by the incidents and reiterated that those responsible for the killings must be brought to justice. “The unremitting hostility against minorities in Bangladesh is a matter of great concern. We condemn the recent killing of a Hindu youth in Bangladesh and expect that the perpetrators of the crime will be brought to justice,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
The MEA said India had consistently raised the issue of attacks on minorities and rejected what it termed a “false narrative” being advanced by Bangladesh on such incidents. “We condemn the gruesome killing of a Hindu in Bangladesh. We have given statements earlier as well, rejecting the false narrative put out by Bangladesh,” the ministry said, adding that around 2,900 incidents of violence against minorities had occurred during the tenure of Bangladesh’s interim government.
The remarks followed two separate lynching incidents involving Hindu men this month. In the latest case, a Hindu man was beaten to death by a mob in Rajbari district late on Wednesday night. Police identified the victim as 30-year-old Amrit Mondal, also known as Samrat.
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According to Bangladeshi authorities, the violence was linked to alleged extortion-related activities. Police claimed Samrat had multiple criminal cases against him, including a murder charge, and led a local group accused of extorting money by threatening villagers.
Villagers alleged that Samrat and his associates had gone to the house of a local resident to demand extortion money, prompting residents to raise an alarm and gather, following which he was assaulted. He was found critically injured and later declared dead at a hospital.
The killing came days after another lynching in Mymensingh district, where 27-year-old garment factory worker Dipu Chandra Das was beaten to death by a mob over unverified allegations of blasphemy. Police said his body was tied to a tree and set on fire before being sent for post-mortem examination.
That incident had drawn condemnation from Bangladesh’s interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, which said there was no place for communal hatred or mob violence in what it described as a “New Bangladesh”, and promised strict action against those responsible.
Both cases unfolded amid wider unrest in Bangladesh following the death of political activist Sharif Osman Hadi, which triggered protests, vandalism and attacks on political and diplomatic establishments in several parts of the country.
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