A mob has vandalized a temple, grocery stores and several homes of the Hindu community in the Dighalia Bazar area of Lohagara upazila of Narail.
Angry villagers became violent on Friday afternoon, alleging that a Hindu boy named Akash Shaha had made a post on Facebook hurting their religious sentiments.
Lohagarh police station Inspector Naran Chandra Pal said the incident had caused extreme tension in the area.
After learning of the Facebook post, the mob attacked and vandalized several homes, including that of the boy’s family.
They also broke into Sahapara temple and broke the furniture inside and vandalized several shops.
Police, the local upazila nirbahi officer, the UP chairman and political leaders went to the spot and tried to defuse the tension. RAB-6 and Narail Superintendent of Police Prabir Roy went there later that night.
Dighalia Union Parishad Chairman Syed Borhan Uddin said: “We are continuously working with the administration to prevent any untoward situation.”
UNO Asgar Ali said as Akash was on the run, his father had been kept in custody to find out his whereabouts.
Additional forces were deployed in the area to prevent further violence.
