Washington, DC, December 28 (ANI): US Congressman Ro Khanna has “unequivocally” condemned the lynching of a Hindu youth, Dipu Chandra Das, in Bangladesh, calling the killing an “act of hatred and bigotry.”
In a post on X on Saturday, Khanna, a member of the US House of Representatives from California, reacted to the killing of Das, a 27-year-old Hindu garment worker, and stressed the need for a strong and clear response to such incidents.
“The killing of Dipu Chandra Das, a 27-year-old Hindu garment worker in Bangladesh is horrific, and my thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family. We must unequivocally condemn and speak out against these vile acts of hatred and bigotry,” Khanna wrote.
Khanna’s remarks came in the backdrop of the mob lynching of Dipu Chandra Das, a worker at a garment factory, in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district.
According to reports, Das was beaten to death by a mob over alleged blasphemy charges. His body was later hanged and set on fire on December 18.
The Daily Star, citing Mymensingh Additional Superintendent of Police Abdullah Al Mamun, reported that a factory official informed Bhaluka police that a group of workers attacked Das inside the factory, accusing him of making “derogatory remarks about the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH)” in a Facebook post.
Factory sources told The Daily Star that the assailants later dragged Das out of the factory premises, where local residents also joined the assault, leading to his death.
However, Rapid Action Battalion-14 Company Commander in Mymensingh, Md. Samsuzzaman, told The Daily Star that investigators found no evidence indicating that the deceased had posted or written anything on Facebook that could have hurt religious sentiments. He added that neither residents nor fellow garment factory workers could point to any such activity by the victim.
The victim’s brother, Apu Chandra Das, filed a case at Bhaluka Police Station, naming between 140 and 150 unidentified individuals as accused.
The incident sparked widespread outrage and condemnation among political leaders, religious organizations, and minority groups in Bangladesh and India.
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