Bollywood actress Janhvi Kapoor has raised her voice against the brutal murder of Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh. The actress has called the act as inhumane, and has urged people not to ignore such violence.
Janhvi Kapoor on Bangladesh mob lynching
On Thursday, actress Janhvi took her Instagram Stories and penned a long note sharing her thoughts on the lynching in Bangladesh that has even led to protests in Delhi. She wrote, “Dipu Chandra Das. What is happening in Bangladesh is barbaric. It is a slaughter and it is not an isolated incident. If you don`t know about his inhumane public lynching, read about it, see the videos, ask the questions. And if despite all of this you feel no rage, then it is exactly this kind of hypocrisy that will destroy us before we know it. We will continue to cry about things halfway across the globe while our own brothers and sisters are burnt to death”.
The lynching of Dipu Chandra Das has drawn huge attention to the persistent problem of mob violence in the Indian subcontinent. He was killed by a violent mob in Bangladesh, his body was tied to a tree and set on fire after being lynched last week. Gut-wrenching videos, purportedly of the incident, have flooded social media. The incident sparked outrage among civil society groups and human rights activists, who condemned the act as a grave failure of law and order.
Bangladesh incident trigger protests in India
Hindu organisations Bajrang Dal and Vishva Hindu Parishad staged a protest in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday over atrocities against Hindus and the killing of Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh.
Several protests erupted across India against the violence targeting minorities in Bangladesh, including in New Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, and Hyderabad.
In Kolkata, members of Bangiyo Hindu Jagran and other Hindu organisations held a protest on Tuesday near the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh, condemning atrocities against Hindus and the recent mob lynching of Dipu Chandra Das. According to police, the demonstrators intended to submit a deputation to the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission. However, tensions escalated as a large crowd gathered near the premises, prompting police to resort to a lathi charge to maintain law and order.
In New Delhi, demonstrators swarmed near the Bangladesh High Commission to protest the violence. The situation became chaotic when protesters clashed with security forces, pushed back barricades, and attempted to enter the building. Police intervened to control the crowd, detaining members of the Hindu organisations. Protesters chanted “Jai Shree Ram” as they were placed inside buses.
Anger against the Bangladesh Interim Government was further expressed as demonstrators burned effigies of Muhammad Yunus and the country`s flag, while raising slogans against the Bangladesh administration.
