Following an attack on an ISKCON temple in Noakhali, Bangladesh, the body of a 20-year-old Hindu man was found at a pond next to the temple, a day after the country's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina warned that those who attacked Hindu temples would be hunted down.
ISKCON released a statement urging the Bangladesh government to take action. "It is with great grief that we share the news of a ISKCON member, Partha Das, who was brutally killed yesterday by a mob of over 200 people. His body was found in a pond next to the temple. We call on the Govt of Bangladesh for immediate action in this regard," ISKCON said.
The attack is the latest in a spree of incidents that have taken place in the final days of Durga Puja. An incident where a Quran was allegedly desecrated in Cumilla was followed by a series of attacks on Hindu temples and on Durga Puja pandals across Bangladesh.
A clash between a mob and police in Hajiganj left 4 dead and nearly two dozen injured on Wednesday including 15 police officers. Police opened fire on a mob of over 500 people during the unrest.
On Thursday, Hasina warned that those who attacked temples would be "hunted down and punished".
