At least 71 cases have been filed in different parts of the country in connection with the attacks on Hindus and around 450 were arrested for spreading rumours on social media.
Attacks on Hindus and their temples have intensified in Bangladesh since last Wednesday after an alleged blasphemous post surfaced on social media during the Durga Puja celebrations.
According to a report, so far, a total of 102 cases have been filed accusing 20,619 people in connection with the recent violence against the Hindu community.
An ISKCON temple in Noakhali city in Bangladesh was vandalised and a devotee was killed by a mob on Oct 16.
Attacks that began in Cumilla during Durga Puja have spread to other parts of Bangladesh and there are reports of violence, arson and killing from several areas and cities.
Violence broke out after the reported desecration of the Holy Quran at a Durga Puja mandap in Cumilla on October 13, prompting the government to deploy paramilitary forces in 20 districts to fend off further trouble.
According to the rights group, around 196 houses, trading centres, temples, monasteries and statues were also vandalized by the end of September this year, the report said.
On Wednesday, communal violence broke out in several places in Bangladesh after news broke on social media about the alleged desecration of the Holy Quran at a Durga Puja venue on the bank of Nanuar Dighi.
According to the officials, some policemen sustained minor injuries while dispersing a mob which pelted stones at houses and shops and ransacked some vehicles.
Launching a veiled attack at the RSS, Senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister alleged that Saraswati Shishu Mandir, RSS-backed schools were sowing the seeds of hatred against other religions in the minds of young children.
BJP is eyeing inroads into the state where it remains a fringe player at the moment. On the other hand after success in Bihar election AIMIM chief likely to try his luck here too.
A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly being involved in another man's killing during the communal violence in northeast Delhi, police said.
The violence on Monday night broke out after members of the minority community blocked the Delhi highway in front of an Eidgah near Galta Gate and pelted stones on a Haridwar-bound bus, leaving some passengers injured, according to police.
The Centre has "zero tolerance" towards incidents of communal violence and such incidents have shown a declining trend across the country, Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said on Wednesday.
A temple was vandalised in the Chandni Chowk area or Old Delhi on Sunday night. The incident has since flared communal clashes in and around Chandni Chowk. Many injuries have been reported and Delhi Police is trying to keep things calm. Here is everything we know so far about the situation as it unfolds.
A temple was allegedly vandalised by miscreants in Old Delhi's Chandni Chowk area. The incident is reported from Hauz Qazi area and has become center point to a communal conflict that started over a parking issue. Delhi Police is at the scene. IndiaTvNews.com appeals to people to maintain calm and co-operate with the authorities.
Holding the RSS-BJP and other right-wing outfits responsible for the increasing incidents of alleged hate crime and attacks on Dalits, CPI Rajya Sabha MP D Raja said Modi must answer as to why the SC/ST Act was "diluted" and why so many Dalits are being "killed" across the country.
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