Congress MP Shashi Tharoor questions Bangladesh over the mob lynching of Hindu man Dipu Chandra Das

New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, on Saturday, raised his voice against the mob lynching of a Hindu man, named Dipu Chandra Das, in Bangladesh over alleged blasphemy.

In a post on X, Tharoor wrote, "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..." Further in his post, he questioned the Bangladeshi regime about actions against perpetrators and measures to prevent such incidents.

Earlier, commenting on the incident, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urged the Centre to take cognisance of the increasing violence against Hindu, Christian, and Buddhist minorities after the murder of Hindu youth Dipu in Bangladesh.

Vadra pointed at the brutal killing of religious minorities in Bangladesh. In a post on X, she said, "The news of the brutal murder by a mob of Hindu youth Deepu Chandra Das in Bangladesh is extremely alarming. In any civilised society, discrimination, violence, and murder based on religion, caste, identity, etc., are crimes against humanity. The Government of India should take cognisance of the rising violence against Hindu, Christian, and Buddhist minorities in the neighbouring country and firmly raise the issue of their safety with the Government of Bangladesh."

On Friday, the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council strongly condemned Dipu's brutal murder in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, in Bangladesh.