“Protect all ethnic minorities, no excuses”: India slams Bangladesh after Indian community leaders are killed | Indian news
India slammed Bangladesh on Saturday after allegedly kidnapped and murdered a prominent Hindu community leader, Bhabesh Chandra Roy.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said in an article on social media platform X that Roy’s killing follows the “systematic persecution” model of Hindu ethnic minorities under the Bangladesh Provisional Government.
He said: “We have already noticed with pain the kidnapping and brutal killing of Shri Bhabesh Chandra Roy, the leader of Hindu ethnic minority in Bangladesh. This killing follows the systematic persecution of ethnic minorities in India under the Provisional Government, even if such perpetrators of previous such incidents roam under the perpetrators of such incidents.”
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He added that India condemned the incident and reminded the Bangladesh government to “protect all ethnic minorities” without any excuses.
He added: “We condemn this incident, once again reminding the Provisional Government of responsibility for protecting all ethnic minorities, including Hindus, without inventing excuses or making distinctions.”
We noticed that Shri Bhabesh Chandra Roy, the leader of the Hindu ethnic minority in Bangladesh, was troubled and brutally killed Shri Bhabesh Chandra Roy.
The killing follows the pattern of systematic persecution of Indian ethnic minorities by the Provisional Government, even if the former perpetrators… April 19, 2025
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According to news agency PTI, media reports said Roy was kidnapped from his home and beaten to death in the Dinapur district in northern Bangladesh.
Roy’s body was recovered Thursday night. He is 58 years old and a resident of the village of Basudebpur in Dinajpur, and PTI reports that the Daily Star quoted police and family.
