Post Eid Celebration : Drunken Muslims vandalized Hindu temple in Bangaladesh

Sat, Sep 11th, 2010 Chittagong, Sep 11 (bdnews24.com)—Miscreants at Gosaildanga in Chittagong rampaged a Hindu temple, the police say.

Eyewitnesses said some six youths led by one Mohammad Masud of the adjacent Muslim-dominated area stormed the temple in the port city around 10:45pm by breaking iron gate and wooden doors.

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They smashed several idols including those of Lord Narayana, Shivalinga and Ghaut, and utensils there.

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Thousands of Hindus of the area took out a procession demanding arrest and punishment of those responsible.

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Mihir Das, joint general secretary of Gosaildanga Shwashan Kalibari Temple Committee, told bdnews24.com : “Five to six drunken youths led by gangster Masud of the neighbouring area vandalised the temple.”

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Bandar Police Station officer-in-charge Rejaul Karim and local ward councilor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury went to the scene hearing of the incident.

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The police official told bdnews24.com measures will be taken against those guilty.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ………….. Man arrested over Chittagong temple vandalism

Sun, Sep 12th, 2010 Chittagong, Sep 12 (bdnews24.com) The police have arrested a youth in the early hours of Sunday for his suspected involvement in vandalism of a Hindu temple in Chittagong on the Eid day. ……………. Chittagong Port police duty officer Surajit Barua said locals, at about 2:30am, caught Mohammad Rinku, resident of Kabir Manzil of Gosaildanga’s B Nag Lane, from near his residence. They roughed him up before turning him in to the police. …………… The police could not immediately provide more details of the alleged offender. ………….. On Sunday morning, Milan Chowdhury, president of the governing body of the vandalised Gosaildanga Shamshan Kalibari Temple, filed a case with the port police, Barua said. …………… The police official added that additional police force had been deployed on the temple premises to avert further untoward incidents. …………. Local members of the Hindu community announced a human-chain protest and rallies at 4pm. ……………. Advocate Rana Das Gupta, central general secretary of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad (BHBCP), in a written statement, demanded immediate arrest of the vandals and exemplary punishment. ……………. Some six youths led by one Mohammad Masud of the adjacent Muslim-dominated area stormed the temple in the port city around 10:45pm by breaking iron gate and wooden doors, eyewitnesses said. …………….. They smashed several idols including those of Lord Narayana, Shivalinga and Ghaut, and furniture there. …………… Mihir Das, joint general secretary of Gosaildanga Shwashan Kalibari Temple Committee, had told bdnews24.com : “Five to six drunken youths led by gangster Masud of the neighbouring area vandalised the temple.”

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