Sylhet police have arrested a man in a case filed for hurting religious sentiments by posing with foot on a Hindu idol and posting it to Facebook. Two other accused – Akibur Rahman alias Akul, and Jubel Khan – are on the run. According to the case, the three accused had been behaving rudely with members of the Hindu community for a long time. With the help of his two associates, the prime accused Akibur on Wednesday posed for a picture putting his leg on the idol of Hindu Goddess Kali that was immersed after puja near Madanpur Durga temple area. Bishwanath police station Officer-in-Charge Monirul Islam said Akibur posted the photo on Facebook, which hurt the religious sentiments of the Hindus.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 05, 2017 05:31 UTC