Hefajat Followers Vandalize Hindu Houses in Sunamganj

Supporters of Hefajat-e-Islam attacked houses of local Hindus in Sunamganj's Shalla Upazila this morning.

A mob of a few hundred men from Noagaon and adjacent villages gathered this morning with locally made weapons and carried out the attack, reports our local correspondent quoting Nazmul Huq, officer-in-charge of Shalla Police Station.

They vandalized 14-15 houses belonging to people from the Hindu community in Naogaon, he added.

Police reached the spot upon information and managed to bring the situation under control, said Mizanur Rahman, superintendent of Sunamganj police.

"There have been no reports of looting or arson so far," the SP claimed.

However, no arrest has yet been made in this connection and the case was yet to be filed, OC Nazmul Huq said.

The attack happened a day after a group of local Hefajat supporters held and handed over a Hindu youth for allegedly criticising Hefajat Joint Secretary General Maulana Mamunul Haque on social media.

Police detained the youth last night. His house was among those which were vandalized, the OC added.

When contacted regarding the incident, Maluana Abdul Basir, Hefajat's central Nayeb-e-Amir and former chairman of its Sunamganj unit, said that he has heard about the incident but not in detail.

"Such attacks on innocent locals are condemnable," he said, adding that it's up to the law enforcement to take action against the person who criticized Mamunul Haque.