Indian asst high commissioner visits Hindu houses in Rangpur
Monday, 13 November 2017
Abhijit Chattopadhyay, assistant high commissioner of India in Rajshahi, visited Thakurbari village under Rangpur district on Monday morning where an angry mob recently attacked the Hindu-dominated region and vandalised and torched houses of the Hindus.
He went to the village at about 10.12am and stayed there for several minutes, a news agency reported citing police sources.
However, he did not make any comments.
Meanwhile, police arrested a total of 53 people from Gangachhara and Kotwali areas till Monday morning.
Earlier on Friday, a man was killed and 20 others, including four policemen, were injured in a clash at Thakurbari village in the upazila over a reported Facebook post by one Titu Chandra defaming Prophet Muhammad.
Over the issue, around 8,000 people from nearby villages marched towards Thakurbari village, a Hindu-dominated area and vandalised and torched 8-10 houses of the Hindus.
Police on Saturday morning filed a case with Gangachhara Police Station against more than 2,000 people, including 25-30 named ones.