Minority Hindu families brutally tortured in Feni

Hooligans attacked Minority Hindu families on Tuesday last night at Sadar Upazila of Feni District. Due to abrupt attacks twenty including pregnant Hindu women seriously injured & her baby died in the womb. This unfortunate incident took place at Pachgachia (Jele para) Union of Feni District at night. It is also alleged that local Muslim perpetrators also looted shops & properties belonging to Hindus indiscriminately. Hindus on the occasion of "Laksmi Puja" were celebrating puja chanting and bursting non-explosives,the cadres of Iqbal group belonging to Awami League started to rebuke Hindus and prohibited chanting slogans. The Hindus,thereafter, stropped chanting and prayed apology. But thereafter at O.Clock 7 to 8 perpetrators under the leadership of Iqbal son of Shahabuddin attacked Hindu victim Jahar Lal Das. Soon after the attacks under the leadership of Samrat and Iqbal more armed Hooligans 20 to 25 assembled at Hindu Para, started looting belongings of Minority Hindus, attacked women and children. Ms. Tulshi Rani Das (18) wife of Rabindra Das tried to rescue her husband Rabindra Das, but she has been mercilessly beaten causing bleeding on her bally and her baby died in the womb at the Hospital.

Consequent upon barbarous attacks 1) Ms. Aloke Rani Das (28), 2) Jahar Lal Das (45), 3) Ms.Shova Rani Das (45), 4) Bikash (24), 5) Sukdev Das (12), 6) Parimal Das (60) along with 20 others were physically assaulted by those Hooligans. 50 Minority Hindus left the village towards Feni River by boat for their safety and security. ( Source : The Daily Jugantor dated 28th October,15) The local S.P. Md. Rezaul Hoque visited the place of occurrence. Bangladesh Minority Watch immediately communicated with Md. Rezaul Hoque - S.P. Feni over his mobile number 01713373773 who informed us that the incident is not a big thing,it arises on a simple matter and it is not a " Minority Repression" I also communicated with local A.S.P. Circle Refaeu Ullah who also tried to suppress the matter showing the incident is a normal one. I also communicated with Morshed - Officer in Charge of Feni Sadar Police station who also tried to disconnect telephone line time and again and he last said - " I am busy and you will call me later on " Bangladesh Minority Watch is very much concerned about attacks on Minority Hindus families at Feni and BDMW also demand immediate arrest of perpetrators responsible for attacking Hindu families rendering them homeless. The perpetrators should be brought to book as per law of the land. - See more at: http://www.eibela.com/english/article/minority-hindu-families-brutally-tortured-in-feni#sthash.nsZRoH8Z.dpuf