The police in Assam have arrested three persons for social media posts allegedly supporting the killing of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, The Assam Tribune reported on Wednesday.

On December 18, the Hindu man, Dipu Chandra Das, was beaten to death in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district by a mob that accused him of blasphemy. His body was allegedly tied to a tree and set on fire. Seven persons had been arrested in the case.

In Assam’s Sribhumi district, the police arrested 19-year-old Izazur Rahman Laskar of Gamoria village for creating and sharing a video on social media platform Instagram that allegedly sought to justify Das’ killing, The Times of India reported.

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He was booked under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertaining to promoting enmity between groups, imputations assertions prejudicial to national integration, deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class, and statements conducing to public mischief, among others, the newspaper reported.

The police said that the mobile phone allegedly used to create and share the video has been seized, The Times of India reported.

In Kamrup district, Mohammad Shaif Akhtar Ali of Rangia town was arrested for social media posts allegedly supporting Das’ killing, The Times of India reported.

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Babul Hussain was arrested in Dhubri district for sharing content that allegedly supported extremist elements in Bangladesh, The Assam Tribune reported.

The Hindu man’s killing in Bangladesh led to protests in several parts of India, including Assam.

Das was killed amid widespread unrest in the neighbouring country following the death of student leader Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, who succumbed to gunshot injuries at a hospital in Singapore on December 18.

Hadi was a prominent leader in the 2024 student protest that led to the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina government.