New Delhi : “Shall I shoot?” The Hindu man, Bajendra Biswas, who was shot dead by a colleague in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh, was reportedly asked this question before the firing. According to report, an eyewitness has confirmed the murder and elaborated on what happened moments before Biswas was shot dead.
Biswas’s death made the headlines days after another Hindu man, Dipu Chandra Das, was lynched by a mob over allegations of blasphemy in the same district of the neighbouring country.
According to news agency ANI, the accused, identified as Noman Mia, has been arrested. Both the victim and the accused were members of the Bangladesh Ansar, the largest paramilitary group in the country.
APC Md Azahar Ali, an eyewitness who is also an Ansar member on duty with the Labib Group, confirmed the incident and said that Noman Mia and Bajendra Das were sitting together in his room. Suddenly, Noman Mia pressed the shotgun against Bajendra Das’s thigh and said, “Shall I shoot?” and then fired.
Following this, Noman fled the scene. Ali stated that there was no argument or conflict between the two prior to the incident.
The incident took place on Monday, December 29, at around 6:30 pm in the Mehrabari area of the upazila, as quoted by ANI, citing RTV Online.
Dipu Chandra Das lynching
As Bangladesh was battling the tense situation following the death of Osman Hadi, a Hindu man in his late 20s, Dipu Chandra Das, was killed by an angry mob in Mymensingh on December 18. The mob lynched him, tied his body to a tree and set it on fire.
The death of Dipu Chandra Das sparked protests in several states of India. The incident was also acknowledged and condemned by the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of Bangladesh.
