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Indore shocker: Arshad Pathan poses as ‘Harish’, rapes Hindu woman, pressures her to convert to Islam

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Indore shocker: Arshad Pathan poses as ‘Harish’, rapes Hindu woman, pressures her to convert to Islam

A harrowing incident of Love Jihad has come to light from Chandan Nagar, Indore, Madhya Pradesh. A man named Arshad Pathan allegedly posed as a Hindu man named Harish and coerced a Hindu woman into a relationship. According to the complaint filed by the 24-year-old woman, Arshad raped her and subjected her to unnatural sexual assault. He also coerced her to convert to Islam.

The victim stated in her complaint that his family was involved in the crime, including his brother Sabir, father Qadir, and three women who intimidated and threatened her. A case has been registered against all six accused. All of them are absconding. Investigation into the matter is underway, and the police are searching for the accused.

Ordeal of the victim – How trust turned into a nightmare

The victim is a resident of Chandan Nagar, Indore. She sells goods with her mother to earn her livelihood. Around six months ago, she met Arshad, who works as an auto driver, during her commute. Arshad introduced himself as Harish. He gained the victim’s trust by pretending to be Hindu. He claimed that he was an orphan and slowly became part of her daily life.

Over time, Arshad developed a relationship with her. The victim and her mother started riding in his auto frequently. He expressed a desire to marry the victim and sought her family’s approval. In August, he visited the victim’s home and formally expressed his intentions to marry her. However, during this visit, he allegedly raped the victim. By this time, the victim was unaware of his real identity and trusted him.

Arshad did everything possible to conceal his religious background. He participated in Hindu religious events such as Ganesh Visarjan and followed Hindu rituals, including temple visits. His actions gave the impression that he belonged to the Hindu community. However, his behaviour changed when the victim started raising the question of marriage repeatedly. He demanded that she convert to Islam, stating it was a requirement for their union.

Initially, the victim thought he was joking. However, she was shocked when he revealed that his real name was Arshad and insisted that she should convert to Islam so they could get married. Despite her refusal, Arshad continued to pressure her and resorted to violence. He allegedly forced unnatural sexual acts on her and claimed such actions were necessary if she wanted to marry him. When she resisted, he physically assaulted her. He stated that she must indulge in these acts as it was part of their future together.

On 9 December, the victim visited Arshad’s house, determined to uncover the truth. She found that he was not an orphan and met his father, Qadir. Later, Arshad and his brother Sabir arrived, and they got into a heated argument. During the argument, Arshad again insisted that she should convert to Islam and comply with his demands to marry him. She received another shock when Sabir suggested that if Arshad was unwilling, she could be with him instead.

The victim added in her complaint that she resisted and pushed Sabir. Irked by her actions, he dragged her into a room and threatened her with a knife. He then raped her and warned her not to disclose the incident. Traumatised by the incident, she returned home and initially did not tell anyone. For days, she avoided leaving the house. Eventually, she confided in members of Hindu organisations, who encouraged her to file a police complaint.

Six accused, including three women, booked

Following her complaint, the Chandan Nagar Police registered a case against Arshad Pathan, alias Harish, his brother Sabir, father Qadir, and three women from their family under charges including rape, unnatural sexual assault, religious conversion coercion, intimidation, and physical assault.

Speaking to the media, the police confirmed that the accused family not only intimidated the victim but also pressured her to convert to Islam as a condition for marriage. All six accused are currently absconding, and a search operation is underway.

Busted Ansarullah Bangla Team module was trying to target Siliguri Corridor to cut off northeast: Reveals probe after 8 terrorists arrested in pan-India ‘Operation Praghat’

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Busted Ansarullah Bangla Team module was trying to target Siliguri Corridor to cut off northeast: Reveals probe after 8 terrorists arrested in pan-India ‘Operation Praghat’

Days after Assam police in collaboration with police in West Bengal and Kerala arrested eight jihadi terrorists, their interrogation revealed that they were attempting to cut off northeast India from the rest of the country at the Siliguri corridor. The eight persons associated with Bangladesh-based Jihadi terror group Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) were arrested from Assam, West Bengal and Kerala under ‘Operation Praghat’ led by a Special Task Force.

The arrested jihadis included a man from Bangladesh named Sad Radi alias Shab Seikh, arrested from Kerala, who was the mastermind of the ABT sleeper cell targeting the Siliguri corridor or the Chicken’s Neck, the narrow patch of land connecting north east India with the mainland. This was revealed by West Bengal STF on Saturday.

ADG (South Bengal) Supratim Sarkar said, “They were planning terror activities in the Chicken’s Neck, Siliguri corridor. A person called Farhan was the head of the sleeper cell.” He added that the arrested persons were setting up sleeper cells in West Bengal by recruiting locals. They were mainly recruiting from two places – Murshidabad and Alipurduar, he said.

Police recovered a 16 GB pen drive, 4 mobile phones and other suspicious documents from the arrested persons.

As per police, the terror module was also trying to target members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and other Hindu organisations. The module was working under the directive of one Md Farhan Israk, a close associate of Jasimuddin Rahmani, Chief of the Ansarullah Bangla Team. Notably, ABT is an affiliate of Al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent, and several of their operatives have been arrested in Assam in recent months.

ABT chief Jasimuddin Rahmani was released from prison by the interim govt in Bangladesh after the fall of Sheikh Hasina govt, and after that the activities of the jihadi terror group have accelerated. As per reports, Sad Radi entered India on his instructions to recruit cadres for the operation.

The group was trying to identify youths to recruit using communal fissures and economic disparities. Jasimuddin Rahmani had sent Sad Radi from Rajshahi in Bangladesh drive to India for the recruitment, and Farhan Israk was overseeing the operations from Bangladesh. Reportedly he entered India in November through Murshidabad. Radi visited West Bengal, Assam, and Kerala during his recruitment drive, said police.

Talking about the operation that busted the terror module, Gaurav Sharma, IG STF, West Bengal, said, “There was an input and a well-coordinated joint operation in which Assam police needed our support. ABT were trying to set up sleeper cells in the country. They were recruiting youths in the country.”

While Bangladeshi national Sad Radi was arrested in Kerala, the rest were arrested in Assam and West Bengal. They have been identified as Minarul Sheikh, Md. Abbas Ali, Nur Islam Mandal, Abdul Karim Mandal, Mojibar Rahman, Hamidul Islam, and Enamul Hoque. 

Assam STF chief Dr Partha Sarathi Mahanta said that the investigation is on and the whole network is being dismantled.  “Operation Praghat highlights the effort of STF in the context of cross-border terrorism and maintaining regional stability,” he said.

Notably, a Guwahati court has granted police custody of the 8 arrested persons for 10 days.

Saudi Arabian ‘doctor’ Taleb, who carried out the terror attack in Germany, was interviewed by BBC in 2019

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Saudi Arabian ‘doctor’ Taleb, who carried out the terror attack in Germany, was interviewed by BBC in 2019

Hours after a Saudi Arabian ‘doctor’ Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen carried out a deadly terror attack in Magdeburg city of Germany, it emerged that the terrorist was interviewed by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) News in 2019.

The UK’s national broadcaster hailed Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen as an activist who “helped hundreds seek asylum” in the European country.

In a news feature titled ‘The website helping ex-Muslims flee the Gulf’, BBC News interviewed the future Magdeburg terrorist.

Screengrab of the 2019 BBC story on Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen

“Hi, my name is Taleb. I am from Saudi Arabia. I am an activist. I created a website to help people seeking asylum, especially from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region. I use basically WhatsApp, Twitter, Telegram,” he was heard saying.

Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen had claimed to spend 10-16 hours each day helping Saudi asylum seekers.

“The only Arab country from which I did not have an ex-Muslim seeking help until now from me is Oman. 90% of people who approach me are women between 18 and 30 years old,” he claimed in the BBC News feature.

The UK’s national broadcaster is also accused of downplaying the severity of the terror attack in Magdeburg city of Germany

Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen had openly posted threats of violence before killing 2 people and injuring 60 others.

“I seriously expect to die this year. Reason: I will bring justice at any cost. And German authorities are impeding all peaceful pathways to justice. If you are a concerned German citizen, you should demand justice now. If you are not concerned, then ok but don’t complain later,” he had tweeted.

The German authorities did not act against him despite repeated alerts from the Saudi government.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut claims that Congress members too were involved in Ram Mandir movement

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Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut claims that Congress members too were involved in Ram Mandir movement

Amid the nationwide call for recovering Hindu temples converted to mosques by Islamic regimes, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said that even the Congress party contributed towards the Ram Mandr movement. Raut said that BJP should not take credit for successful construction of Ram Mandir, because several other parties contributed towards the movement, including the Congress party.

Sanjay Raut said that the Ram Mandir movement was a nationwide movement and that everyone contributed to the movement. He said, “not only BJP and PM Modi contributed to it but RSS, BJP, Shiv Sena, VHP, Bajrang Dal and Congress also contributed to the movement.”

He said that without former PM Narasimha Rao, former president Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma, the temple would not have been possible. The claim that ‘Modi made the Ram Madir’ is unfortunate, he added.

As the demolition of the Babri structure was a key moment in the Ram Mandir movement, from Raut’s comments it ca be concluded that Congress workers were also involved in the demolition.

He also supported the recent comments by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat that no one can become a leader just by constructing a temple. ‘Nation is a temple, make the nation,’ he added. However, Raut blamed the Sangh for calls to survey various places to recover ancient temples. He said that such calls during elections is very dangerous for the country.

“I agree with what RSS chief said, the entire nation agrees, but you are the one who brought such people to power. So now, you take the responsibility,” Sanjay Raut said.

Earlier on Friday, RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat talked against the reclamation of Temples. He said that certain people want to become Hindu leaders by raking up new Temple-Mosque disputes after the Ayodhya Ram Temple was built.

“Every day, a new matter (dispute) is being raked up. How can this be allowed? This cannot continue. India needs to show that we can live together,” the RSS chief said, triggering strong reactions.

ISKCON expresses concern over violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh

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ISKCON expresses concern over violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh

Governing Body Commissioner of ISKCON Gauranga Das on Saturday expressed concern over the violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh as a fresh case of vandalism of Hindu Temple emerged in the country.

Gauranga Das requested the Bangladesh government to provide security to citizens and protection to Hindu Temples.

“ISKCON is very concerned about this situation in Bangladesh and we are very concerned about the safety of all the Hindu minorities. We request the Bangladesh government and all the officials there to provide complete security to all the citizens, especially the minorities. All our temples there where all the citizens voluntarily pray according to their religion, those temples should be protected, those idols should be protected and those devotees should be protected,” Gauranga Das said.

Gauranga Das also requested the Bangladesh government to give the right to adopt and follow their religious freedom to all minorities.

“We also request the Bangladesh government that all minorities, whether they are Hindus, Buddhists, Christians, should be given the right to adopt and follow their religious freedom and all their places of worship should be protected,” Das said.

Earlier in the day, Police in Bangladesh arrested one person for vandalizing Hindu idols in the Shakuair area on Saturday morning, officials said.

“We have arrested one person early today for vandalising Hindu idols in the Shakuair area,” said Abul Khair, Officer in Charge (OC) of Haluaghat Police Station under northern Mymensigh district.

Meanwhile, MoS External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, relating to violence in Bangladesh, informed that the 2,200 cases of violence against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh till October of this year.

“2,200 cases of violence against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh were reported till 8th December 2024 and 112 cases in Pakistan were reported till October 2024,” he replied.

Notably, Bangladesh is currently facing a tumultuous period following a student-led movement that led to the ousting of Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The movement was sparked by a series of violent incidents, including attacks on Hindus and other minorities, as well as the demolition of Hindu temples.

The situation in Bangladesh began to escalate in June 2024, when students from various universities in Dhaka united to demand reforms to the country’s quota system for government jobs led to the ouster of Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

After weeks of protests and violence that led to over 600 deaths. Hasina fled to India, and an interim government led by Yunus took charge.

Following this, Chinmoy Krishna Das, also a former priest of ISKCON, was arrested by police from Dhaka Airport on November 25 on a charge of sedition in Bangladesh, sparking protests worldwide.

(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)

9/11 style attack by Ukraine: Ukrainian drones crash into residential building in Kazan, Russia

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9/11 style attack by Ukraine: Ukrainian drones crash into residential building in Kazan, Russia

On Saturday, December 21, several explosives-laden drones hit residential buildings in Russia’s Kazan, setting fire to the buildings. The attack was an eerie reminder of 9/11 attacks in New York when hijacked planes crashed into the twin towers of World Trade Centre.

The dramatic visuals from Kazan showed the drones crashing into the residential tower forcing an evacuation of the residents. Emergency services were dispatched to the sites of the attack. As of now, there are no reports of any casualties from the attack.

Following the attack, Kazan has suspended flights from Kazan Airport temporarily as they deal with the aftermath of the attack.

Earlier Russia had shot down a Ukrainian drone over the Republic of Tatarstan. Kazan is the capital of Tartarstan.

Notably, the dangerous drone attack from Ukraine comes as the Russia-Ukraine war, which started in February 2022, has been going on for almost 3 years now.

The residential buildings in Kazan were targeted using several drones. While Russia managed to bring down one of the drones, the other 8 managed to get through and attack Kazan.

Uttar Pradesh: 250-year-old Ganga Maharani temple freed from 40-year-long illegal occupation by Wajid Ali in Bareilly, Islamic flag replaced with saffron flag

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Uttar Pradesh: 250-year-old Ganga Maharani temple freed from 40-year-long illegal occupation by Wajid Ali in Bareilly, Islamic flag replaced with saffron flag

On 20th December, a man named Wajid Ali and his family vacated the 250-year-old Ganga Maharani Temple in the Qila Police Station area of Bareilly, which they had been illegally occupying for the past 40 years. According to media reports, Wajid Ali and his family “voluntarily” vacated the premises following an investigation by the district administration, which confirmed Wajid’s claims of “legal occupation” to be baseless. Wajid claimed that he was a watchman of a cooperative society and was posted at the premises to look after the two rooms rented out to the corporation.

The illegal occupation of the Ganga Maharani temple

The temple is located in the Bakarganj area of Bareilly, which falls under Qila Police Station. Wajid and his family occupied the temple premises 40 years ago. He falsely claimed to be a watchman for a cooperative society. Reportedly, he removed the idols and Shivalingam from the temple and placed Islamic flags.

Several Hindu organisations and the owner of the temple premises, Rakesh Singh, had filed a complaint at the District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar’s office. During the investigation, the administration found that Wajid had no employment history with the said cooperative society. Furthermore, he had no legal rights to occupy the temple premises. The documents for the temple premises were, in fact, registered under the Ganga Maharani Trust since 1905.

Administrative action under DM’s directive

The matter was highlighted by a media report by Dainik Bhaskar, which brought the temple land dispute to light. It prompted District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar to initiate an investigation. SDM Sadar Govind Maurya and cooperative officials inspected the site. They verified the ownership records and confirmed that Rakesh Singh was the original owner, a descendant of the temple’s original trustees. A notice was issued mandating Wajid to vacate the premises within seven days.

Wajid had argued that his father was a watchman for the cooperative society. He requested an extension of eight months to vacate the premises. However, Vikas Sharma, the secretary of the cooperative society, clarified that there were no records of Wajid or his father being official employees.

On 20th December, a police team led by Superintendent of Police (SP) City Manish Parikh oversaw the eviction process. Wajid and his family removed their belongings under the supervision of the police and administration, and the whole process was documented to maintain transparency.

Hindu organisations celebrate the eviction

The eviction was celebrated by Hindu organisations, including the Vishva Hindu Parishad and Hindu Jagran Manch. Members of Hindu organisations chanted ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans and removed the Islamic flags from the premises. They also hoisted saffron flags on the temple premises. Members of the Hindu community announced that they would perform a purification ceremony and recite Sundarkand Path on 21st December, after which worship would restart at the temple.

Historical significance of the temple

The Ganga Maharani Temple is located on 900 square yards of land. It holds historic and spiritual significance for the local Hindu community. The temple originally had idols of Ganga Maharani, a white Shivalingam, and the Shiv family. Rakesh Singh spoke to the media and recounted that the temple was the centre of worship for local Hindus until Wajid illegally occupied it and disrupted the rituals. He accused Wajid of destroying key structures of the temple, including the wells.

Archaeological Survey of India team conducts survey at Kalki Vishnu Mandir in Sambhal

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Archaeological Survey of India team conducts survey at Kalki Vishnu Mandir in Sambhal

A team from the Uttar Pradesh Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) conducted a survey at the Kalki Vishnu temple in Sambhal on Saturday.

Sambhal SDM Vandana Mishra said, “The state archaeological team arrived here to conduct a survey at the temple…”

Earlier on Friday, a four-member team from the ASI inspected five ‘teerths’ (shrines) and 19 wells in Sambhal. DM Dr Rajender Pensiya informed that the inspection lasted for 8-10 hours and covered a total of approximately 24 areas.

“It was a four-member team. In Sambhal, five ‘teerth’ and 19 wells were inspected by ASI. The new temple that was found was also inspected. The survey took place 8-10 hours…the ancient temple that was opened was also surveyed. ASI will submit its report to us… a total of around 24 areas were surveyed,” DM Pensiya said.

Meanwhile, on the encroachment drive in Sambhal, the Executive Engineer of Sambhal Nagar Palika, Mani Bhushan Tiwari, said that the main objective of the drive is to take care of public places.

He explained that the administration is working to revive pilgrimages and temples in the city under the ‘Sambhal Teerth’ campaign. “Our campaign ‘Sambhal Teerth’ is focused on how we can revive our pilgrimages, temples, their renovation, and traditions. We have also started digging at several places and have made plans for their beautification,” Tiwari said.

“The main objective of our encroachment drive is to take care of our drains, public places, and markets where people have encroached. First, we made announcements for this, contacted people, and also held a meeting with the public and after everyone’s consensus, we started the encroachment drive. The message is very good that the traders of Sambhal, through their own means, demolished all the encroachments in their market area. It gave a very good message of public participation,” he added.

Meanwhile, the Shiv-Hanuman Temple in Sambhal, uncovered during an anti-encroachment campaign by the district police and administration on December 14, held its morning aarti on December 20. Heavy security has been deployed outside the temple.

Assam: Two teenaged sons of driver Mahendra Sharma found beheaded a day after they went missing while going to school

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Assam: Two teenaged sons of driver Mahendra Sharma found beheaded a day after they went missing while going to school

In a very shocking incident, two teenaged boys who went missing on Friday in Assam were found dead today. The incident took place in Tangla town in Assam, where the two brothers, Gaurav Sharma and Kaushik Sharma, went missing while going to school on Friday morning. Both the boys were found beheaded some distance away from their home on Saturday morning.

14-year-old Gaurav Sharma and 12-year-old Kaushik Sharma, sons of Mahendra Sharma who works as a driver, were students of class six and five respectively at Kendriya Jatiya Vidyalaya in Tangla in Udalguri district. Their exams were going on and they left home for the school at around 8:45 AM on Friday morning. The school is around 500 meters away from the house, they used to walk to the school.

Their mother Geeta Sharma told the media that after some time, the principal of the school called asking why the kids have not come to the school for the exams. When she said that they have left for the school on time, the teachers looked for them thoroughly in the premises, and then called back saying that the kids are not in the school.

The parents were shocked to hear this, and they immediately launched a search for the boys. When they could not find them after looking in the entire town, they registered a case with the police. They suspected that the kids may have been kidnapped, and urged the police to find them.

Unfortunately, both the boys were found dead in the Sashtrapara area around 3 km away from Tangla town on Saturday morning. One passerby spotted the body of one kid lying near the road in a jungle area and immediately informed the police. After reaching the spot, the body of the other boy was found nearby by the cops. They were found beheaded with sharp weapons, and injury marks were found on the bodies who were in their school uniforms.

It is suspected the kids have been killed due to some enmity with the parents. It may not be a case of kidnapping for ransom as the family is financially not strong. Police have launched an investigation into the case.

Attacks on Hindus continue unabated in Bangladesh, Azharul vandalises and beheads idols of deities

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Attacks on Hindus continue unabated in Bangladesh, Azharul vandalises and beheads idols of deities

Amid the ongoing Islamist onslaught on the Hindu community, a 37-year-old Muslim man identified as Azharul vandalised several idols of deities in Haluaghat Upazila in the Mymensingh district of Bangladesh.

According to sources, the incident occurred on Thursday night (19th December). In visuals that have now surfaced on social media, it could be seen that the accused beheaded the Hindu deities.

The idols were being prepared for the upcoming Hindu festival inside the premises of a temple.

According to the Officer-in-Charge of Haluaghat Police Station Abul Khair, Azharul was arrested in connection to the case. He stated, “We will produce him in court today.”

Attack on Hindus in Bangladesh

There have been at least 205 attacks on Hindu temples, shops and businesses within days of the fall of Dhaka.

We previously exposed how Muslim students have forced as many as 60 Hindu teachers, professors and government officials to resign from their positions.

Human rights activist and exiled Bangladeshi blogger, Asad Noor, has recently revealed that the minority community is now being coerced into joining ‘Jamaat-e-Islami’.

On 6th September, a procession of Hindu devotees carrying the idol of Lord Ganesha came under attack in the Kadam Mubarak area in Chittagong city of Bangladesh.

Ahead of the Durga Puja celebrations, a radical Muslim man named Yasin Mia vandalised the idols of Goddess Durga and other Hindu deities in Gouripur town in the Mymensingh district of Bangladesh on 25th September.

In the latest series of attacks, idols of Goddess Durga and other Hindu deities were vandalised at the Rishipara Barwari Puja Mandap and the Manikadi Palpara Barwari Pujamandap on 28th September and 1st October respectively.

The attacks were carried out in Sujanagar upazila in Pabna district in Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh. While a total of 4 idols were defaced at the Rishipara Barwari Puja Mandap, another 5 Hindu idols were destroyed at the Manikadi Palpara Barwari Pujamandap.

On 3rd October, 7 idols of Hindu deities were destroyed at the Gopinath Jiur Akhara Durga Puja mandap. The incident occurred in Kishoreganj in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh.

On 5th November, the Hindu community came under attack from police and law enforcement authorities in Hazari Goli in Chittagong city of Bangladesh.

There have been multiple instances of attacks on Hindus under the pretext of ‘blasphemy.’ The recent cases of Hridoy Pal, Utsab Mandal, Partha Biswas Pintu and Utsab Kumar Gian are shining examples of targeted persecution.

On 29th November, a violent Muslim mob attacked Hindu minorities and vandalised 3 temples in Patharghata in Chittagong district of Bangladesh.

The Hindu religious sites that were targeted by the Muslims included the Shantaneshwari Matri Temple, the Shoni Temple, and Shantaneshwari Kalibari Temple. The attack took place immediately after the conclusion of Jumma Namaz. 

On 30th November, a prominent Hindu journalist named Munni Saha was arrested by the police from Karwan Bazar in Dhaka city of Bangladesh.

So far, there have been many attempts to downplay violence against Hindus as ‘fake‘, ‘exaggerated‘ or ‘politically motivated‘.

The recent arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das Prabhu and his aides, attempts at banning Hindu organisation ISKCON and stiffling Hindu protests with cases of ‘sedition’ highlight systematic persecution under the interim government of Muhammad Yunus.

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