Seven suspects in the lynching of a Hindu youth in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh have been arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), the premier counterterrorism unit of that country. ADVERTISEMENTSince Dipu Chandra Das’ murder the RAB had launched a probe and raided several places in and around Mymensingh, from where the suspects were arrested. The 25-year-old Das worked as a factory labourer in Mymensingh, reported NDTV. In a post on X, she said, “The news of the brutal murder of Hindu youth Dipu Chandra Das by a mob in Bangladesh is extremely disturbing. In any civilised society, discrimination, violence, and murder based on religion, caste, or identity are crimes against humanity.”

Source: The Telegraph December 20, 2025 10:41 UTC