Bengal police warn against drawing a parallel between Bangladesh murder and Murshidabad lynching
Kartavya Desk Staff
The West Bengal Police on Saturday (December 20, 2025) denounced ‘disingenuous’ attempts to draw a parallel between the recent murder of Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh and the lynching of a father-son duo in Murshidabad in April. In a social media post, the police said that “malicious efforts are being made from certain quarters to draw parallels between the recent murder of Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh and the tragic death of the father-son duo of Haragobindo and Chandan Das in Murshidabad about 8 months back”. “Such comparisons are highly inciteful, factually misleading, and intended to disturb public order. 13 accused persons were promptly arrested in the Murshidabad case, and a strong chargesheet was filed. Judgment of the case is expected very soon,” the police said. “Drawing parallels with the events in Bangladesh is nothing but a disingenuous attempt to spread communal mistrust where the law is already taking its course,” the police said, adding that they were monitoring handles spreading provocative misinformation and legal action will be initiated against those attempting to communalise criminal incidents. The statement comes after several BJP leaders took to social media, in the wake of the Bangladesh incident, to refer to the communal clashes in Murshidabad in April 2025 when Haragobindo Das and Chandan Das were lynched to death. Reacting to the police statement, BJP leader Amit Malviya, in a social media, post wrote, “Mamata Banerjee must stop hiding behind the West Bengal police. The brutal murder of Haragobindo Das and his son, Chandan Das, in Murshidabad, West Bengal, who were dragged from their home and killed by Muslim radicals, is not an isolated instance of the targeted killing of Hindus.” Communal violence had erupted in Murshidabad in April this year during a protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. Three people were killed and hundreds were rendered homeless in the violence. Published - December 21, 2025 10:20 pm IST