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At the very least 71 instances have been filed in several elements of the nation in reference to the assaults on Hindus and round 450 had been arrested for spreading rumours on social media.
450 individuals have been arrested prior to now 5 days over the assaults on puja venues, temples, Hindu houses and companies, and for spreading rumours on social media amid the Durga Puja, reported Dhaka Tribune.
At the very least 71 instances have been began in several elements of the nation, Assistant Inspector Common (AIG) Md Kamruzzaman of the police headquarters stated in a press release on Monday.
The variety of arrests and instances might rise additional as operations are underway, stated the senior police official.
The police unit is monitoring social media for rumours, in response to the assertion, which urged the individuals to not belief something with out fact-checking.
On Sunday evening, Hindu villages in Rangpur`s Pirganj Upazila got here underneath assault over an alleged Fb publish hurting Muslims` non secular sentiments. At the very least 20 houses had been torched within the assault, reported Dhaka Tribune.
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The younger Hindu man who allegedly uploaded the publish was detained on Monday, stated police.
Police Headquarters in a press release warned everybody in opposition to conspiracies to create instability by spreading rumours on social media, reported Dhaka Tribune.
Communal tensions have gripped Bangladesh over the previous few days following allegations of the Quran being dishonoured at a puja pavilion in Cumilla on October 13, triggering violence in a number of districts throughout the nation.
At the very least 4 individuals had been killed in police shootings in the course of the assault on Puja places in Chandpur`s Hajiganj on October 13 and in Noakhali`s Choumuhani, assaults on Hindu temples left two individuals useless on October 15, reported Dhaka Tribune.
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