Brahmanbarhia man remanded over alleged social media post ‘insulting Islam’

A Brahmanbarhia court has allowed police to question the man, arrested for his social media post allegedly ‘insulting Islam,’ in custody.

Rasraj Das was produced before the court on Thursday, when police sought a seven- day remand to grill him in custody, said Additional Superintendent of Police Iqbal Hossain.

The court granted five days.

Police on Saturday arrested Rasraj for ‘denigrating Islam’ through his post on the social media. A court then ordered him into prison.

A protest was organised at Nasirnagar and Brahmanbarhia on Sunday under the banner of ‘Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat.’

A group of madrasa students demanded punishment of Rasraj during a demonstration outside the Brahmanbarhia Press Club, while several hundred people blocked the Sarail-Nasirnagar-Lakhai road and burned tyres on it.

A group armed with locally-made weapons left the demonstration and attacked Duttaparha, Namashudraparha and Ghoshparha, and Jagannath Temple and Goura Temple at Nasirnagar Sadar

They also attacked homes at Duttparha, Ghoshparha, Gangkulparha, Mohakal Parha, Kashiparha, Namashudraparha, Maliparha and Shilparha.

More than 150 homes were vandalised besides 15 temples.