7 arrested over Hindu man's lynching in Bangladesh

DHAKA/ NEW DELHI: (Dec 20) Seven people have been arrested in connection with the lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, the interim government announced on Saturday.

Dipu Chandra Das, 25, was lynched to death by a mob and his body set on fire over alleged blasphemy in Mymensingh city on Thursday.

In a statement on X, the interim government led by Chief Adviser Muhhamad Yunus said that the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested seven individuals as suspects in the case.