‘Cops Can’t Protect You’: Hindu Teen Accused Of Blasphemy Brutally Thrashed In Bangladesh, Videos Go Viral
Utsab Mandal was thrashed by an angry mob in Bangladesh’s Khulna in presence of security officials. (Image: X)
Utsab Mandal was accused of blasphemy by the mob and attacked him in presence of army men and police officers in Khulna.
A Bengali Hindu man named Utsab Mandal was assaulted by an irate mob in Bangladesh over allegations of blasphemy, Bangladeshi minority rights groups said. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media as well. News18 could not independently verify the authenticity of the videos going viral on social media.
Shocking video of Utsob Mondal who was lynched to death over blasphemy charges surfaced after his death.Islamists entered the police station & requested officers to hand over Utsob to them for 10 minutes & Police did pic.twitter.com/OQJNm1Lh7q
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Mandal, a resident of Khulna, was assaulted in front of senior cops, army men and administration officials. He was initially declared dead to satisfy the bloodthirsty mob but it was later confirmed by the Inter-Service Public Relations department of the Bangladeshi Army that he is safe and being treated for his injuries.
The ISPR statement highlighted that Utsab Mandal will be handed to law enforcement after his hospital release, as he is booked in a blasphemy case. It also referred to the lynching attempt by an Islamist mob and emphasized the Bangladesh army remains committed to preventing extrajudicial killings and upholding the rule of law.
