Concerned about the safety of Bangladeshi missions in India, the foreign ministry of Bangladesh summoned Indian high commissioner Pranay Verma on Tuesday following demonstrations outside the Bangladesh high commission in New Delhi over the cruel murder of Dipu Chandra Das. Riaz Hamidullah, the high commissioner of Bangladesh to India, was later called by India.
Dhaka's "grave concern over the regrettable incidents" outside the Bangladesh high commission and residence in New Delhi on December 20 and the "acts of vandalism at" its visa center in Siliguri on December 22 by "different extremist elements" were communicated to Verma, according to a statement from the country's foreign ministry.
This comes after the nation, claiming security concerns, briefly halted consular and visa-related services at the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi.
Members of the Vishva Hindu Parishad and other groups were arrested by Delhi Police earlier in the day for demonstrating close to the Bangladesh high commission in a highly guarded diplomatic enclave.
In protest of the violence against Hindus in the neighboring country, a large crowd of protesters had assembled close to the Bangladesh High Commission here.
The incident descended into chaos after demonstrators battled with the heavily guarded area. After the demonstrators attempted to enter the building by pushing the barricades, the police arrested them. As the cops loaded them into a bus, the demonstrators kept chanting "Jai Shree Ram."
In the meantime, the national capital's Bangladesh High Commission is surrounded by increased security. On Tuesday, demonstrators in front of the Bangladesh deputy high commission in south Kolkata yelled anti-government slogans and set fire to effigies of Muhammad Yunus and the nation's flag, demonstrating the strong sentiment against the country's interim government.
When demonstrators attempted to break over barricades, police used baton charges to scatter them. After being hurt, at least ten demonstrators were taken into custody by Kolkata Police.
Several organizations took part in the demonstration, calling for the overthrow of the Yunus-led government in Bangladesh and a halt to the torture of Hindus. A female demonstrator stated, "We were protesting but suddenly there was a lathicharge, which was unprovoked."
DCP-South East Division's Bholanath Pandey wrote on X, "A number of false allegations are being spread on social media regarding the Beckbagan incident.
It is untrue to say that the protest was completely nonviolent and that police action was uncalled for. A deputation of four people was allowed upon the organizers own admission that miscreants had entered the parade.
Social media accounts that disseminate erroneous and fake material will face legal punishment. Additionally, protests took place in Jammu & Kashmir, Odisha, Maharashtra, and other regions of the nation.
