The ISKCON Radhakanta temple in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, has been vandalized and looted. According to reports, over 200 people attacked the ISKCON Radhakanta temple at 222 Lal Mohan Saha Street in Wari, Dhaka on Thursday. Many people including Sumantra Chandra Shravan, Nihar Haldar, Rajiv Bhadra are reported to have been injured in the attack.
According to media reports, the attack on the temple took place around 7 pm on Thursday. During the attack, the mob looted many valuables kept in the temple and left. The attackers have vandalized the temple. The walls of the temple have been broken. In the pictures that have come out, it is seen that a lot of vandalism has been done in the temple. There is still tension at the scene. Security has been beefed up to maintain cordiality.
Durga Puja pandal was attacked last year
Last year, at least three people were killed when violence broke out at a Durga Puja pandal near the Nanur Dighi lake in Bangladesh’s Comilla town, after news of an alleged desecration of the Quran spread. Earlier, similar incidents were reported in Dhaka’s Tipu Sultan Road and Chittagong’s Kotwali.