Seven arrested so far in Bangladesh scrap trader's lynching case

At slightest 7 persons person been arrested truthful far, and a nationwide combing cognition was launched successful Bangladesh connected Sunday (July 13, 2025) successful transportation with the sidesplitting of a scrap trader, Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said.

Mr. Chowdhury said the cognition was launched to support instrumentality and bid and guarantee pre-election stableness pursuing the gruesome execution of Lal Chand alias Sohag adjacent Mitford Hospital connected July 9, Prothom Alo reported.

"The execution that took spot successful Mitford, the capital, is highly tragic and barbaric. Such incidents person nary spot successful a civilised society,” helium said, adding that the Detective Branch (DB) of constabulary arrested 2 much accused successful the lawsuit connected Saturday night.

He said the quality agencies were moving tirelessly to apprehension the different accused and that nary would beryllium spared, irrespective of their governmental identity.

“The authorities believes criminals are criminals. No transgression volition beryllium spared careless of their governmental affiliation. No transgression volition get shelter,” helium said.

Mr. Chowdhury said steps had been taken to displacement the Mitford execution lawsuit to the Speedy Trial Tribunal.

A video of the incidental that went viral connected Thursday showed the scrap vendor being lynched with chunks of factual slabs astatine Rojoni Ghosh Lane adjacent Mitford Hospital pursuing a concern feud.

After confirming his death, the attackers danced connected his body.

Police earlier arrested 5 persons for their alleged engagement successful the lynching.

Titon Gazi, who was straight progressive successful the killing, is connected a five-day constabulary remand.

The lynching sparked outrage crossed Bangladesh, adjacent arsenic hundreds of students took to the streets present connected Saturday, accusing the interim authorities of nonaccomplishment to incorporate mob violence.

In different specified incidental earlier this month, a pistillate and her lad and girl were beaten to decease astatine cardinal Cumilla’s Muradnagar country for their alleged engagement successful cause dealing.

Bangladesh has seen a surge of mob killings since August 2024, erstwhile the then-prime curate Sheikh Hasina’s 16-year-long Awami League authorities was ousted successful a convulsive question spearheaded by Students Against Discrimination (SAD).