Bangladesh's false propaganda of peace

Bangladesh's false propaganda of peace and fairness to Hindus
Abduction and atrocities on Hindus, a regular way of life

LOCAL expelled BNP leader and his hoodlums physically assaulted and injured all members of a minority Hindu family at Barabari village within Joypurhat district and tried to kidnap a Hindu girl - Tithi Rani Sarkar. Due to resistance offered by the family members of the victim, she was rescued from abduction, further rape and forceful conversion. The incident took place on June 26, 2010. Victim’s family did not lodge any FIR at the police station for fear of life. On physical verification it was ascertained that in this area the Hindu families are passing their days with great anxieties.

Due to indiscriminate attack by the perpetrators, the victim Tithi Rani was seriously injured, her father Jagadish Chandra Sarkar (48) got multiple injuries, her aunt, Minati Rani Sarkar (32) and Lucky Sarkar (30) were admitted to local Sadar Hospital for treatment. It is alleged that the local BNP leader ABM Faruk Siddique (who is a father of two children and a lecturer at the Shahid Abul Kashem College) was continuously harassing the girl and ultimately made a proposal to marry her. She was told to adopt Islam. But due to intimidation the minority victim could not dare to lodge any complain against those powerful persons at the police station. The injured victim Tithi Rani also made a statement that about 20-25 hoodlums attacked her house with the intention to kidnap her. The attackers also dragged her forcefully to climb a motor vehicle, but their endeavour could not be successful due to the stiff resistance offered by the family members. Soon the attackers started beating the family members indiscriminately injuring several others. Local people stated that "as we are minority Hindu families we can not lodge any allegations against those powerful perpetrators because of further attack." Bangladesh Minority Watch (BDMW) and GHRD Dhaka immediately communicated the incident to the Additional Superintendent of Police who was unaware of this horrific incident.