'Bloodthirsty mob': Kin of Hindu man set on fire in B'desh in shock; seeks justice

The household of Khokon Chandra Das has described the brutal onslaught connected him arsenic shocking and senseless, saying they cannot recognize wherefore helium was targeted. Das, a businessman from Shariatpur territory successful Bangladesh, is presently undergoing attraction successful Dhaka aft suffering astir 30 per cent pain injuries.

Speaking to quality bureau ANI, his woman Seema Das broke down portion recalling the incident. Holding her babe child, she said her hubby was attacked conscionable arsenic helium was astir to participate their house. “My husband, who is simply a businessman, was entering the location erstwhile helium was attacked by a mob gasoline and was acceptable connected fire. He is simply a diligent antheral who leads a peaceful life. He has nary enmity with anyone, and we are incapable to recognize the motive down the attack,” she said.Das’s sister, Anjana Rani Das, said the battle was highly violent. According to her, the onslaught took spot astir 8.30 p.m. (local time). “The assemblage deed him connected the caput and past poured gasoline connected him earlier mounting him connected fire. He tried to leap into the h2o portion crying for help,” she said, describing the moments of horror.Two of Das’s nephews besides spoke astir his condition. Sourabh Das said helium rushed to the infirmary arsenic soon arsenic helium received the call.

“I reached the infirmary arsenic soon arsenic I got the telephone astir my uncle being attacked. The constabulary reached the country and is investigating the matter. My uncle's look and hands were burnt,” helium said. Another nephew, Pranto Das, demanded strict enactment against those responsible. “We privation a thorough probe and criminals to beryllium brought to justice. My uncle ne'er had enmity with anyone. He is successful the ICU and is highly critical.

The bloodthirsty mob came to him with the intent of murder,” helium said.The incidental took spot adjacent Keurbhanga Bazar successful the Kaneshwar Union country of Damudya successful Shariatpur district. Miscreants allegedly assaulted Das, poured petrol connected him and acceptable him connected fire. Local residents aboriginal rescued him and rushed him to Shariatpur Sadar Hospital, wherever helium was fixed archetypal treatment. As his information worsened, helium was referred to Dhaka aboriginal the aforesaid nighttime for precocious aesculapian care.Das runs a medicine store and a mobile banking concern successful the area. He was returning location aft closing his store erstwhile helium was attacked. Police person said an probe is underway to place and apprehension each those progressive successful the attack.The battle has travel amid a bid of convulsive incidents targeting members of the Hindu assemblage successful antithetic parts of Bangladesh, which person drawn wide interest and condemnation.Dipu Chandra Das, a idiosyncratic astatine a garment mill successful the Mymensingh district, was killed aft being beaten implicit accusations of blasphemy connected December 18, aft which his assemblage was hanged and burned. In a abstracted incident, a Hindu younker named Amrit Mondal was lynched successful Hosendanga village, located successful the Kalimohor Union of Rajbari’s Pangsha sub-district, owed to an alleged extortion dispute.