Second Hindu Man Lynched in Bangladesh: Amrit Mandal Killed by Mob in Rajbari

• Amrit Mandal, 29, was lynched by a mob in Rajbari district, Bangladesh, marking the second such incident involving a Hindu man in a week.
• Mandal, also known as Samrat, was a local group leader ("Samrat Bahini") with a criminal record, including extortion and a murder case.
• The incident occurred when Mandal allegedly attempted to extort money from a local resident, leading to a mob attack.
• Bangladesh's interim government condemned the killing, calling it a criminal clash related to extortion, not a communal attack, and vowed legal action.
• This follows the December 18 lynching of Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh over alleged blasphemy, which sparked protests in India.

Why It Matters: Another Hindu man lynched in Bangladesh amidst conflicting claims of criminal activity vs. communal violence.