On Monday, October 28, 2024, a frenzied Muslim mob surrounded Kadirdi Degree College in Boalmari Upazilla of Bangladesh after accusing a Hindu teenage of ‘insulting’ Prophet Muhammad.
The accused, the victim named Hridoy Pal is an eleventh grade college student. The Muslim mob gathered outside the Kadirdi Degree College and demanded that the administration hand the victim over to them.
They accused the Hindu child of committing ‘blasphemy’ through a Facebook post. Hridoy Pal was called into the principal’s cabin and interrogated. The victim informed the college authorities that he did not own a mobile phone.
Victim Hridoy Pal further stated that the alleged ‘blasphemous’ Facebook post was published from a Facebook ID that was hacked two years ago.
Bangladesh Army men came in and carried him away blindfolded while beating him from heat to toe with a big stick. Muslim mob followed the army men and shouted “Sir, Sir, beat him harder, beat him on the sole of his feet. We need this for the peace of our eyes. We need this for the peace of our mind.”
Victims: Hindu child Rhidoy Pal and the family, and ALL Hindu citizens of Bangladesh
Name and Location of the college: Kadirdi Degree College, Boalmari Upazilla, Faridpur District, Bangladesh
Date of attack: October 28, 2024
Bangladesh news media report: https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/bangladesh/news/739382
International news media report: https://www.opindia.com/2024/10/faridpur-bangladesh-muslim-mob-wanted-to-lynch-hindu-boy-hridoy-pal-blasphemy-accusations/
Social media:
- https://www.facebook.com/100001343515192/videos/pcb.9023116147743079/8432376290172681
- https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=8432376290172681
- https://x.com/taslimanasreen/status/1850958140101296435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1850958140101296435%7Ctwgr%5Eedea6e6f3df1c4cc207fa879c582a4a5de595cf9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.opindia.com%2F2024%2F10%2Ffaridpur-bangladesh-muslim-mob-wanted-to-lynch-hindu-boy-hridoy-pal-blasphemy-accusations%2F