Constable Pritam Mandal arrested for allegedly insulting Islam [ Dhaka, Bangladesh ]

[ Reported as seen ]

Police Constable Pritam Mandal has been arrested  for allegedly insulting Islam and the Prophet Mohammad. He was arrested by Dhaka District Detective Police in an overnight raid on September 16.

Dhaka South Intelligence Police, led by Dhaka District Intelligence Police Additional Superintendent Mobashshira Habib Khan, confirmed the matter and said that, under the orders of Dhaka District Superintendent of Police Mohammad Asaduzzaman, the detective police started working to arrest Pritam.

After his arrest, he was handed over to Nawabganj police station. The police officer said that the accused was sent to court after applying for a seven-day remand.

Meanwhile, this ASP of DB also said that policeman Pritam Mondal has been temporarily suspended for allegedly insulting Islam and the Prophet Muhammad.

Pritam Mandal, is a resident of Sholla village in Nawabganj Upazila. Recently, local Islamists accused him of insulting Islam and the Prophet Muhammad on Facebook. As this rumour spread in the local area, the local Islamists got intrigued.

Meanwhile, local Islamists arranged protests at various places in Nawabganj today to protest against the alleged taunts about Islam and Prophet Mohammad.