Key Suspect Confesses In Case Of Attacks On Hindus In Bangladesh: Report
NDTV
Shaikat Mandal confessed before a magistrate that it was his Facebook post that led to the violence in Rangpur, Pirganj sub-district on October 17 during Durga Puja festivities in Bangladesh.
A key suspect and his accomplice accused of inciting communal hatred on social media and instigating the recent violence against the minority Hindu community in Bangladesh have confessed to their crime in a pre-trial hearing, a court official has said.
Shaikat Mandal confessed before a magistrate on Sunday that it was his Facebook post that led to the violence in Rangpur, Pirganj sub-district on October 17 during Durga Puja festivities in the country.
Shaikat Mandal's accomplice Rabiul Islam is a 36-year-old cleric, who has been accused of arson and looting.
"Shaikat Mandal and his accomplice Rabiul Isam have admitted their role before a senior judicial magistrate Delwar Hossain in (north-western) Rangpur," the court official said.
