Youth arrested for ‘insulting religion’ in Rangpur
- Update Time : Tuesday, October 19, 2021
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Joypurhat police have arrested a person under the Digital Security Act (DSA) and 42 others in connection to attacks that took place in Rangpur against the minority Hindu community, in which their houses were set ablaze.
Poritosh Sarkar of Pirganj was arrested on Monday under DSA for spreading hate through social media posts that provoked people to set fire to the houses of the minorities, UNB quoted additional police commissioner Kamruzzaman.
Attempts are being made to arrest the rest involved in the incident, he added.
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