Mob rule has replaced law in Bangladesh: Gaurav on Hindu Lynching

Jammu, 21 December 2025: BJP spokesperson and Convener, International Affairs Gaurav Gupta on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Bangladesh administration following the brutal lynching of Hindu man Dipu Chandra Das, calling the incident a “shocking collapse of law and order” and a grave failure to protect minorities.

In an uncompromising statement, Gaurav Gupta said the killing allegedly over fabricated accusations exposes the alarming rise of radicalism, religious hatred and mob justice in Bangladesh.

“The savage lynching of Dipu Chandra Das is not an isolated crime; it is proof that mob rule has replaced the rule of law in Bangladesh. Beating a man to death, tying his body to a tree and setting it on fire is the behaviour of a lawless society, not a civilised state,” Gupta said.

Gupta said the incident raises serious and unavoidable questions about the safety of minorities and Indian citizens in Bangladesh, accusing Dhaka of failing in its fundamental duty to protect human life.

“The Government of Bangladesh must stop offering excuses and start delivering justice. Cosmetic arrests will not suffice. Exemplary punishment is the only acceptable response to such barbarity,” he asserted.

Taking aim at what he described as systemic intolerance, Gupta said attacks on Hindus and other minorities have become recurrent and predictable, pointing to a dangerous climate of impunity.

“This lynching reflects a larger, deeply disturbing pattern of targeting minorities. The continued silence and inaction of authorities only emboldens radical elements and erodes communal harmony,” he warned.

Emphasising India’s firm stand, Gaurav Gupta said New Delhi will not ignore attacks on its citizens or the persecution of minorities in neighbouring countries.

“India will not remain a mute spectator when Indians are killed and minorities are hunted down. The safety, dignity and rights of Indians abroad are non-negotiable, and Dhaka must take this message seriously,” he said.

Gupta further called upon the international community to take note of the deteriorating human rights situation in Bangladesh, stressing that violence driven by religious hatred cannot be normalised or justified under any pretext.

Concluding his statement, Gaurav Gupta said, “Justice delayed or diluted is justice denied. Those responsible must be punished swiftly and publicly so that such heinous crimes are never repeated.”