{"id":1740,"date":"2026-01-11T04:28:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T04:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hrcb.org\/?p=1740"},"modified":"2026-01-12T01:11:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T01:11:06","slug":"hindu-youth-joy-mahapatra-allegedly-assaulted-poisoned-to-death-by-muslim-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrcb.org\/index.php\/hindu-youth-joy-mahapatra-allegedly-assaulted-poisoned-to-death-by-muslim-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Hindu Youth Joy Mahapatra allegedly Assaulted & Poisoned to Death by Muslim man"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Thursday, January 8, 2026, a Hindu young man named Joy Mahapatra<\/strong> has allegedly been violently assaulted and then poisoned to death in Dirai Upazila of Sunamganj district. Joy was a resident of Bhangadahar village of Dirai Upazila, Sunamganj District, in Bangladesh.\u00a0<\/span>According to the complaint, a Muslim man named Amirul Islam of the neighboring village of Burhanpur deliberately lured Jay to his shop and committed this brutal act.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is learned that in the afternoon on January 8, Amirul Islam called Joy Mahapatra asking him to go to his village shop and so Joy showed up at Amirul’s shop. There, Joy was first physically assaulted and his mobile phone was forcibly taken away.\u00a0<\/span>It has been alleged that he was then poisoned. Joy fell critically ill due to the poisoning writhing in agony. He<\/span>\u00a0was immediately taken to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital and admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). On January 9, 2026, the attending doctors at the hospital declared him dead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A pall of grief descended upon Bhangadahar village and the surrounding areas as<\/span>\u00a0the news of Joy Mahapatra’s death reached the area. The victim’s family and classmates have claimed it was a planned murder.\u00a0According to Joy’s friends, Amirul Islam deliberately lured Joy, tortured him, and then killed him by poisoning him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Joy’s family and friends expressed their outrage condemning the murder on social media, saying, \u201cJoy was called away, beaten, his mobile phone was taken away, and then he was poisoned and killed. We demand a proper investigation and the maximum possible punishment of the murderer.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The incident has sparked intense outrage in the area. Local Hindu community members, as well as ordinary citizens, have demanded the swift arrest of the accused and exemplary punishment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Victims<\/strong>: Joy Mahapatra, family, classmates and friends<\/span>, Bhangadahar village\u00a0<\/span>Hindu religious minorities<\/p>\n

Location of Murder:\u00a0<\/strong>Burhanpur<\/span> village,\u00a0Dirai Upazila, Sunamganj District, Bangladesh.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Date of Murder: <\/strong>Sunday,\u00a0January 8,\u00a02026<\/p>\n

News media: <\/strong>Indian TV channels\u00a0<\/strong>NDTV<\/a> and CNN-News18<\/a>\u00a0(Bangladesh news media seldom publishes attacks on Hindus since August 5, 2024)<\/p>\n

Social media news:\u00a0<\/strong>Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

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Facebook posting in Bangla language by Sanatan TV as below:<\/p>\n

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