Himachal Governor urges people to have "faith" in Indian govt's actions in addressing violence against minorities in Bangladesh

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], January 7 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Wednesday assured people that the Government of India is taking action to address violence against the Hindu minority in Bangladesh.
Governor Shukla said External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is in constant contact with the Bangladesh government and urged people to have confidence in the actions of the Indian government.
"The Indian government is taking action at its level. The External Affairs Minister is in regular contact with the government there and is also registering our protest. The entire Ministry of External Affairs is monitoring the situation... I believe everyone should have faith in the actions of the Indian government," he said.
Meanwhile, another Hindu was killed in Bangladesh today. Mithun Sarkar, a young Hindu man, was forcefully drowned to death by a radicalised mob on suspicion of theft.
Mithun Sarkar, who lived in the Mohadevpur area of the northern district of Naogaon, was chased by the mob, which accused him of theft. To save his life, the Hindu man, jumped into the water. He was grabbed by the mob there and drowned to death, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Police Super (SP) of Naogoan, told ANI over the phone on Wednesday.
"We are conducting a post-mortem on Mithun Sarkar's body and investigating the incident", he added, without elaborating.
In the first week of January, atleast 10 cases of violence have been reported against the Hindu minorities. On January 3, businessman Khokan Chandra Das was hacked and set on fire, leading to his death in Shariatpur. On January 4, a 40-year-old Hindu widow was raped, tied to a tree, and tortured by having her hair cut off in Kaliganj, Jhenaidah
Many more such horrifying incidents have already occurred across the country, the full details of which have yet to be obtained, the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council said in a statement.
India's Ministry of External Affairs had expressed serious concern over the killing of a Hindu youth in Bangladesh, linking the issue to the wider question of minority safety and law and order in the country.
The MEA noted that independent assessments have documented over 2,900 incidents of violence against minorities during the tenure of Bangladesh's interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, including cases of killings, arson and land grabbing. (ANI)