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A minimum of 71 circumstances have been filed in numerous elements of the nation in reference to the assaults on Hindus and round 450 had been arrested for spreading rumours on social media.
450 folks have been arrested up to now 5 days over the assaults on puja venues, temples, Hindu properties and companies, and for spreading rumours on social media amid the Durga Puja, reported Dhaka Tribune.
A minimum of 71 circumstances have been began in numerous elements of the nation, Assistant Inspector Normal (AIG) Md Kamruzzaman of the police headquarters mentioned in an announcement on Monday.
The variety of arrests and circumstances may rise additional as operations are underway, mentioned the senior police official.
The police unit is monitoring social media for rumours, in keeping with the assertion, which urged the folks to not belief something with out fact-checking.
On Sunday evening, Hindu villages in Rangpur`s Pirganj Upazila got here underneath assault over an alleged Fb publish hurting Muslims` non secular sentiments. A minimum of 20 properties had been torched within the assault, reported Dhaka Tribune.
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The younger Hindu man who allegedly uploaded the publish was detained on Monday, mentioned police.
Police Headquarters in an announcement warned everybody in opposition to conspiracies to create instability by spreading rumours on social media, reported Dhaka Tribune.
Communal tensions have gripped Bangladesh over the previous few days following allegations of the Quran being dishonoured at a puja pavilion in Cumilla on October 13, triggering violence in a number of districts throughout the nation.
A minimum of 4 folks had been killed in police shootings throughout the assault on Puja places in Chandpur`s Hajiganj on October 13 and in Noakhali`s Choumuhani, assaults on Hindu temples left two folks lifeless on October 15, reported Dhaka Tribune.
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