India Lambasted Bangladesh Over Hindu Leader Bhabesh Chandra Roy’s Murder

New Delhi: India has issued a strong diplomatic rebuke to Bangladesh following the kidnapping and killing of Bhabesh Chandra Roy, a prominent Hindu minority leader in northern Bangladesh. In a sharply worded statement, New Delhi condemned the incident and accused the Muhammad Yunus-led Bangladeshi interim government of failing to protect its minority communities.

Statement continued: “We condemn this incident and once again remind the interim government to live up to its responsibility of protecting all minorities, including Hindus, without inventing excuses or making distinctions. Mr Roy, 58, was kidnapped from his home in Basudebpur village in Dinajpur district – located about 330 kilometres northwest of Dhaka -and later found dead.

According to a The Daily Star report, roughly thirty minutes after the call, four individuals arrived at Mr Roy’s home on two motorcycles. They reportedly kidnapped him and took him to Narabari village, where he was assaulted. Family members told The Daily Star that Mr Roy was returned to his home in an unconscious state. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent meeting with Muhammad Yunus as “ineffective” in securing protections for minorities.

In Bangladesh, religious minorities, especially our Hindu brothers and sisters, are continuously facing atrocities, Mr Kharge said in a statement. The brutal murder of a prominent Hindu community leader, Mr Bhabesh Chandra Roy, is evidence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cordial meeting with Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor has failed.