Elderly Hindu Man Beaten Over False Blasphemy Allegation in Bangladesh
A 69-year-old Hindu barber, Poresh Chandra Shil, was brutally assaulted by a mob in Bangladesh’s Lalmonirhat district following a false accusation of blasphemy, according to the Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM).
The rights group condemned the attack and reported that Shil’s son was also manhandled while pleading with the mob to spare his father’s life. Disturbingly, HRCBM alleged that local police failed to intervene and, instead, enabled the violence. A senior police officer reportedly vowed to file fabricated charges to ensure Shil would be imprisoned for life—an act the organization called a blatant violation of Bangladesh’s Constitution and international human rights standards.
The incident reportedly began around 2:30 p.m. on June 20, when Md. Abdul Ajiz, the self-identified Imam of Al-Hera Jame Mosque in Namatari, visited Shil’s salon for a haircut. In a formal complaint, Ajiz alleged that Shil made derogatory remarks about the Prophet Muhammad’s marriage to a young girl.
The mob severely beat Shil and assaulted his son, who begged them to stop. The family firmly denied any blasphemous remarks, calling the accusation a “fabricated pretext for violence and looting,” and part of a broader pattern of religious persecution.
https://indianewengland.com/elderly-hind...angladesh/
A 69-year-old Hindu barber, Poresh Chandra Shil, was brutally assaulted by a mob in Bangladesh’s Lalmonirhat district following a false accusation of blasphemy, according to the Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM).
The rights group condemned the attack and reported that Shil’s son was also manhandled while pleading with the mob to spare his father’s life. Disturbingly, HRCBM alleged that local police failed to intervene and, instead, enabled the violence. A senior police officer reportedly vowed to file fabricated charges to ensure Shil would be imprisoned for life—an act the organization called a blatant violation of Bangladesh’s Constitution and international human rights standards.
The incident reportedly began around 2:30 p.m. on June 20, when Md. Abdul Ajiz, the self-identified Imam of Al-Hera Jame Mosque in Namatari, visited Shil’s salon for a haircut. In a formal complaint, Ajiz alleged that Shil made derogatory remarks about the Prophet Muhammad’s marriage to a young girl.
The mob severely beat Shil and assaulted his son, who begged them to stop. The family firmly denied any blasphemous remarks, calling the accusation a “fabricated pretext for violence and looting,” and part of a broader pattern of religious persecution.
https://indianewengland.com/elderly-hind...angladesh/
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