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The SUV driver, suspected of being owned by a former senior BNP member, reportedly tried to depart with out paying and ran over the employee.
Ripon Saha allegedly stood in entrance of the automobile after the latter refused to pay for gasoline. (X)
In a surprising incident, a Hindu employee was killed after being run over by a automobile for demanding cost for gasoline at a petroleum pump in Bangladesh’s Rajbari district.
Based on stories, the incident came about on Friday when the employee, recognized as 30-year-old Ripon Saha, demanded cost for gasoline on the Karim Filling Station in Rajbari. The SUV driver, suspected of being owned by a former senior BNP member, reportedly tried to depart with out paying and ran over the employee, killing him on the spot.
Who Was Ripon Saha?
Ripon was a 30-year-old employees member of Karim Filling Station in Goalanda Mor of the Rajbari area of Bangladesh. He was performing his assigned duties on Friday when tragedy struck him down.
As per stories, a black Land Cruiser arrived on the filling station and took gasoline price 5,000 taka. When the automobile driver tried to depart with out paying, Ripon tried to cease it. He allegedly stood in entrance of the automobile after the latter refused to pay for gasoline, and it over ran him earlier than fleeing.
Police mentioned CCTV footage from the positioning confirmed Ripon and Hashem standing beside the automobile. After a short pause, Hashem obtained into the automobile and it out of the blue tried to depart the petrol pump, prompting Ripon to chase it. One other employee, Jakir Hossain, additionally ran after them and located Ripon’s physique on the freeway with extreme accidents to the top and face.
Police later seized the automobile and arrested its proprietor, Abul Hashem, alias Sujan, 55, and his driver, Kamal Hossain, 43. Hashem, a former treasurer of the Rajbari district Bangladesh Nationalist Social gathering (BNP) and former president of the district Jubo Dal, is a contractor by occupation, police mentioned.
Atrocities Towards Hindus In Bangladesh
That is the newest incident within the collection of assaults on Hindu minorities within the neighbouring nation. A number of Hindu people have been assaulted and attacked in Bangladesh after violent protests erupted within the neighbouring nation following the loss of life of July rebellion organiser Sharif Osman Hadi in Singapore.
Just lately, the home of a Hindu household was focused and set ablaze in Sylhet, inflicting worry among the many household and the group.
Final week, a Hindu auto driver was crushed to loss of life by a bunch of attackers in Daganbhuiyan in Bangladesh’s Chittagong. Prolay Chaki, a musician and the cultural affairs secretary of the Awami League’s Pabna district unit, died in jail on Sunday evening after reportedly struggling a coronary heart assault.
Earlier, a Hindu man, recognized as Pleasure Mahapatro, was allegedly crushed and later poisoned by a neighborhood Muslim, named Amirul Islam.
A 25-year-old Hindu man died on Tuesday after he jumped right into a canal whereas making an attempt to flee a mob that accused him of theft. Mithun Sarkar, a resident of Bhandarpur village, was chased by locals who suspected him of stealing, information company ANI reported.
On Monday, Rana Pratap Bairagi, a Hindu businessman and appearing editor of a newspaper was shot useless in Jessore district. A 40-year-old Hindu grocery store proprietor Sarat Mani Chakraborty died on identical day.
In one other horrific incident, a Hindu lady was allegedly gang-raped by two males, who additionally tied her to a tree and minimize off her hair in a obvious show of lawlessness and atrocities in opposition to minorities within the nation.
Earlier, one other Hindu man, Dipu Chandra Das, was lynched and burnt to loss of life in Mymensingh over alleged blasphemy. After thrashing and killing Das, the mob hung his physique from a tree and set it on fireplace. One other Hindu man, Amrit Mondal, was lynched to loss of life by a mob over extortion allegations. Bajendra Biswas, a Hindu garment manufacturing facility employee, was shot useless in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh in the identical month.
January 17, 2026, 22:42 IST
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