Iskcon temple attacked in Bangladesh, 2 injured

INDIA TODAY: Unidentified gunmen on Thursday night hurled a crude bomb inside International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) temple in Kaharol's Bahuchi village and opened fire at its entrance, reports said.

At least two Hindu devotees were injured on Thursday as miscreants opened fire during a religious conference at a temple in Dinajpur's Kaharole area in Bangladesh.

Unidentified gunmen on Thursday night hurled a crude bomb inside International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) temple in Kaharol's Bahuchi village and opened fire at its entrance, reports said.

Five men on two motorbikes went to Bahuchi and hurled the bomb, which did not explode but triggered a hue and cry, the police said

People those who were injured are - Mithun Chandra Roy, 27, and Ronojit Chandra Roy, 45. They were admitted to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital with injuries to the chest and leg.

But locals caught one of the attackers - Safayet Hossain - in possession of a crude bomb. And later the police arrested Safayet.

The incident triggered panic among the Hindus in the area as it was just five days after the bomb attack at Kantaji temple in the same upazila.

On November 30, Iskcon temple priest Birendranath Roy, was shot at Ranibandar village of Chirirbandar sub-district in Dinajpur. On November 18, criminals also shot an Italian doctor and a priest in Mirzapur area of Dinajpur town.

At least 10 people were injured as three crude bombs went off at jatra (open air drama) pandal on the premises of Kantaji Temple in Kaharol sub-district of Dinajpur on November 5.