India slams Bangladesh over Hindu leader's killing

India has issued a strong diplomatic rebuke to Bangladesh following the kidnapping and killing of Bhabesh Chandra Roy, a prominent Hindu minority leader in northern Bangladesh. In a sharply worded statement, New Delhi condemned the incident and accused the Muhammad Yunus-led Bangladeshi interim government of failing to protect its minority communities."We have noted with distress the abduction and brutal killing of Shri Bhabesh Chandra Roy, a Hindu minority leader in Bangladesh," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement. 

We have noted with distress the abduction and brutal killing of Shri Bhabesh Chandra Roy, a Hindu minority leader in Bangladesh.
This killing follows a pattern of systematic persecution of Hindu minorities under the interim government even as the perpetrators of previous such…

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Bhabesh Chandra Roy, a 58-year-old Hindu community leader was allegedly abducted from his home and beaten to death in Dinajpur district in north Bangladesh, PTI quoted local media reports. His deadbody was recovered on Thursday night.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge described Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent meeting with Muhammad Yunus as "ineffective" in securing protections for minorities. "In Bangladesh, religious minorities, especially our Hindu brothers and sisters, are continuously facing atrocities," Mr Kharge said in a statement. "The brutal murder of a prominent Hindu community leader, Mr Bhabesh Chandra Roy, is evidence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cordial meeting with Bangladesh's Chief Advisor has failed."Responding to Kharge's remarks, the BJP questioned why the Congress is silent on alleged attacks on Hindus in West Bengal, adding that foreign policy cannot be dictated by grudges but through diplomacy. 
The United States reissued a travel advisory to its citizens urging them to reconsider their plans to visit Bangladesh. "Kidnappings have occurred in the region, including those motivated by domestic or familial disputes, and those targeting members of religious minorities. Separatist organisations and political violence also pose additional threats to visitors to the region, and there have been instances of IED explosions and active shooting," the advisory read.