In a sad turn of events, two Hindu minorities were lynched to death in Rangpur district of Bangladesh. The deceased persons are identified as Ruplal Das(40) and Pradip Das(35). 

On the night of 9th of August, around 10 PM, the incident occurred in Burirhat village under Taraganj Upazila of the Rangpur district. 

As per the reports, Ruplal Das and Pradip Das went to the village to meet the family of Lalchand Das to discuss about arranging a marriage of their relative. Somehow they lost the way and entered the Burirhat village. There, some Muslim villagers stopped them. Those spread rumours that they are thieves. Soon, hundreds of Muslim villagers gheraoed them and started beating. Due to the excessive beating, they fell unconscious. 

After receiving the information, a team of local police reached the village and recovered them and took them to the hospital. But, the doctors announced they were brought dead. 

Ruplal Das and Pradip Das were relatives. They went to the village to talk about the marriage of a girl relative. But, they were lynched to death. 

Ruplal Das was a resident of Ghonirampur village of Kursha union under Taraganj Upazila. After receiving the news of husband’s murder, his wife has been crying incessantly. 

The Officer-in-Charge of Taraganj Police Station MA Faruq said, “We are trying to identify the people behind this lynching. Well soon file a case”.