Amid the ongoing onslaught on the Hindu community by violent Muslim mobs, a temple managed by ISKCON Namhatta Mandir was set on fire in Shibchar in Dhaka Division of Bangladesh.
According to a report by Republic TV, the attack was carried out on Friday (6th December) night.
This temple was being managed by ISKCON Namahatta Mandir. Last night, the temple was attacked, vandalized, and the deities set on fire in Dhaka. Brazen Hindumisia on display and free run for rabid Islamists. So called Human Rights Watchers and keepers of Religious Freedom seem… pic.twitter.com/4DiWVkQlga
— Anand Narasimhan🇮🇳 (@AnchorAnandN) December 7, 2024
The development was also confirmed by Kolkata ISKCON VP Radharamn Das. He informed that the tin roof of the temple was removed and the idols were doused in petrol before being set ablaze.
Another ISKCON Namhatta Centre burned down in Bangladesh. The Deities of Sri Sri Laxmi Narayan and all items inside the temple, were burned down completely 😭. The center is located in Dhaka. Early morning today, between 2-3 AM, miscreants set fire to the Shri Shri Radha Krishna… pic.twitter.com/kDPilLBWHK
— Radharamn Das राधारमण दास (@RadharamnDas) December 7, 2024
A week earlier, the ISKCON Namhatta centre was forcibly shut down by a Muslim mob.
The hounding continues in the form of the recent arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das Prabhu and his aides, attempts at banning Hindu organisation ISKCON and stifling Hindu protests with cases of ‘sedition’