As the Saraswati Puja is coming, cases of Murti vandalism are happening regularly in Bangladesh. A fresh case has been reported from the Faridpur district of Bangladesh. While fleeing after vandalising the Murti, local Hindus chased and caught an Islamist. Later, he was handed over to the Police.
The Islamist has been identified as Muhammad Mirajuddin(32). On the night of 31st of January, 2025, around 11.30 PM, Mirajuddin entered the Saraswati temple in Vatilaxmipur area of the Faridpur town. He pushed the Murti to the ground. The Murti fell and was broken. The whole incident was caught on the CCTV camera of the temple.
After vandalising the Murti, Mirajuddin was fleeing. Local Hindus chased him and caught him. Later, he was handed over to the Police.
As per the local sources, Mirajuddin is a radical Muslim. Earlier, local Hindus caught him while he attacked an ISKCON temple in the Faridpur town. On the early morning of the 7th of February, 2024, local Hindus caught Mirajuddin after he attacked and vandalised Sri Sri Radha Govinda temple of ISKCON. Then, he was handed over to the Police. But, the Police freed after the claim from his family members that he is mentally ill.
OC of the Kotwali Police Station, Muhammad Asaduzzaman confirmed the incident and said, “The accused has been produced in court and the court has sent him to judicial custody. We’ll investigate further to find out if anyone helped him in this act.”
