The lynching of a Hindu man in the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh has invoked strong reactions from politicians in India, with leaders raising concerns over the treatment of minorities in Bangladesh. The violent protests in Bangladesh broke out following the death of anti-India radical leader Sharif Osman Hadi. The Hindu man, identified as 25-year-old Dipu Chandra Das, was lynched by a mob over alleged blasphemy. Das was working in a factory in Mymensingh. According to the police, Das was beaten by the mob outside the factory where he worked. His body was hanged from a tree and set on fire.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, Shiv Sena UBT leader Priyanka Chaturvedi, and exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen have reacted to the incident.
"Extremely Disturbing"
In a post on X, Priyanka Gandhi said on Friday night, "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."
बांग्लादेश में हिंदू युवक दीपू चंद्र दास की भीड़ द्वारा बर्बरतापूर्ण हत्या का समाचार अत्यंत चिंताजनक है। किसी भी सभ्य समाज में धर्म, जाति, पहचान आदि के आधार पर भेदभाव, हिंसा और हत्या मानवता के खिलाफ अपराध है।
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) December 19, 2025
भारत सरकार को पड़ोसी देश में हिंदू, ईसाई और बौद्ध अल्पसंख्यकों के…
Gandhi said that the central government should take note of the increasing violence against Hindu, Christian, and Buddhist minorities in Bangladesh and raise the issue of their safety and security forcefully with Dhaka.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on X, "An unbearably tragic incident amid the mob rule that is raging across Bangladesh. While mourning the loss of this poor Hindu man at the hands of unspeakable criminals, I appreciate the condemnation issued by the Government of Bangladesh, but must ask them what they are doing to punish the murderers, and what steps they are taking to ensure that such incidents do not recur?"
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Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan said, "History remembers sacrifice. But today, the soil that was once liberated with Indian blood is being stained with the blood of innocent minorities. In 1971, our Indian Armed Forces stood for the oppressed. Our brave soldiers didn't just fight a war; they fought for the identity and dignity of millions of people of what is now called Bangladesh. Nearly 3,900 Indian soldiers sacrificed their lives, and over 10,000 were injured to ensure the birth of Bangladesh. We gave our lives so that others could live in peace."
A PRAYER FOR THE SOUL OF DIPU CHANDRA DAS
— Pawan Kalyan (@PawanKalyan) December 19, 2025
History remembers sacrifice. But today, the soil that was once liberated with Indian blood is being stained with the blood of innocent minorities.
In 1971, our Indian Armed Forces stood for the oppressed. Our brave soldiers didn't…
Kalyan said that in today's time, "peace" is just a word, and persecution is the reality. Citing the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, he said that over 2,400 incidents of violence against minorities were documented between August 2024 and July this year.
"The pattern of targeting is clear and cruel - last year, we saw the unjust jailing of the ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das and the brutal lynching of the Communist party leader Pradip Bhowmik. And now the horrific murder of Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh. This young man was not just killed; he was subjected to a level of savagery that shames the 21st century," he added.
The Deputy CM called upon the Bangladesh government to move beyond the mere words of condemnation and restore stability. He also urged the United Nations (UN) to "open their eyes to the plight of minorities in Bangladesh."
Shiv Sena UBT leader Priyanka Chaturvedi said the constant targeting of minority Hindus in Bangladesh showed a total takeover of radical Islamists in the country.
A Hindu Man, Dipu Chandra Das, lynched and his body set ablaze
— Priyanka Chaturvedi🇮🇳 (@priyankac19) December 20, 2025
Indian Consulate attacked with 4 injured
Constant targeting of minority Hindus shows the total takeover of radical Islamists in Bangladesh.
We should be talking loudly about this:
What is GoI doing to safeguard the…
Hitting out at the central government, Chaturvedi said, "What is GoI doing to safeguard the interests of Hindus in the radicalised country? Has MEA issued even a statement of condemnation? 2 extremely radicalised nations to India's east and west does not bode well, how are we as a nation safeguarding our national security?"
"Hindu Man's Coworker Wanted To Punish Him"
Meanwhile, Taslima Nasreen, who escaped from Bangladesh in 1994, made several allegations about the lynching. Nasreen said that Dipu Chandra Das' coworker at the factory, who was a Muslim, wanted to punish the Hindu man over some trivial matter.
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"...so, in the middle of a crowd he (the coworker) announced that Dipu had made derogatory remarks about the Prophet. That was enough. Frenzied followers of the Prophet pounced on Dipu like hyenas and began to tear him apart. Eventually the police rescued him and took him into custody - meaning Dipu was under police protection," Nasreen said.
"Dipu told the police what had happened, stated that he was innocent, that he had made no comment whatsoever about the Prophet, and that it was all a conspiracy by that coworker. The police did not go after the coworker. Many among the police harbour a fondness for jihad. Was it in the excess of this jihadist zeal that they threw Dipu back to those fanatics? Or did jihadist militants shove the police aside and take Dipu out of the station? They held a full-blown celebration - beating Dipu, hanging him, burning him - a jihadist festival," she added.
The writer also said that Das was the sole breadwinner of his family and pointed out that his family did not have the money to flee to India.
Bangladesh Arrests 7 Over Hindu Man's Lynching
On Saturday, the interim government in Bangladesh said that it arrested seven people over the lynching of Dipu Chandra Das. In a post on X roughly translated from Bengali, Interim Leader Muhammad Yunus said the arrested people were- "1. Md. Limon Sarkar (19) 2. Md. Tarek Hossain (19) 3. Md. Manik Mia (20) 4. Ershad Ali (39) 5. Nijum Uddin (20) 6. Alomgir Hossain (38) 7. Md. Miraj Hossain Akon (46)."
ময়মনসিংহ হিন্দু যুবককে পিটিয়ে হত্যার ঘটনায় গ্রেফতার ৭
— Chief Adviser of the Government of Bangladesh (@ChiefAdviserGoB) December 20, 2025
ময়মনসিংহ, ২০ ডিসেম্বর ২০২৫: ময়মনসিংহের ভালুকায় সনাতন ধর্মাবলম্বী যুবক দিপু চন্দ্র দাসকে (২৭) পিটিয়ে হত্যার ঘটনায় সাত ব্যক্তিকে সন্দেহভাজন হিসেবে গ্রেফতার করেছে র্যাপিড অ্যাকশন ব্যাটালিয়ন (র্যাব)
গ্রেফতারকৃতরা…
Yunus added that the Rapid Action Battalion of the police conducted operations at various locations and arrested the accused.
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