Narail Superintendent of Police Probir Kumar Roy on Saturday said those who attacked and vandalized houses of minorities in the district’s Lohagara upazila will be arrested soon.
“The father of the young man who posted the status on Facebook, which stirred the violence, has been taken into police custody. But no case has been filed so far,” he added.
The SP further said that the shops in Dighalia Bazar have been temporarily closed to keep the situation normal. “The whole situation is currently under control.”
On Friday, a mob vandalized a temple, grocery stores and several homes of the Hindu community in the Dighalia Bazar area of Lohagara upazila of Narail.
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Angry villagers became violent in the 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.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer 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, he added.
