Hindu man abducted, brutally thrashed, and demanded ransom by Muslim man and his accomplices in Bangladesh

Case ID : 9957ec9 | Location : Khulna District, Bangladesh | Date of Incident : Fri, 11 July, 2025

Case ID : 9957ec9

Khulna District, Bangladesh

11 July, 2025

Hindu man abducted, brutally thrashed, and demanded ransom by Muslim man and his accomplices in Bangladesh

Undecided cases

Attacks against Hindus in Muslim majority nations

Attacked/Killed for Hindu identity

Case Summary

In the Khulna district of Bangladesh, a Hindu man named Sushanta Kumar Majumder was abducted and physically assaulted by a Muslim man named Mohammed Reza and his four accomplices. The perpetrators also demanded a ransom from the victim's family. According to media reports, the victim, Sushanta Kumar Majumder, worked as an inspector in the Food Department. He was abducted from the Khulna district. The accused were identified as Mohammed Reza and his four associates. After kidnapping the victim, they demanded a ransom from his family. The victim's family transferred money to the abductors in the hope of securing Sushanta Kumar Majumder’s safe return. The accused disguised themselves as police officers while carrying out the abduction. They handcuffed the victim and took him away in a trawler. A disturbing video of this incident circulated widely on social media. Following the abduction, Mohammed Reza and his accomplices brutally assaulted the victim. They later abandoned him on the grounds of B.R.B. Ajagarah High School in Khulna. Subsequently, the victim’s wife filed a police complaint, and Sushanta Kumar Majumder was rescued by the police. He was found with his hands and feet tied at the time of recovery. Reports state that one of the accused, Babu Mondal, had previously attempted to extort money from the victim, but he refused to comply with the demands. This case serves as a stark reminder of the continued persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh, which has only increased manifold since the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government on August 5, 2024. After her violent ouster, Bangladesh plunged into chaos as Islamist extremists have taken advantage of the political turmoil to unleash a wave of terror and violence against the Hindu community. The Islamist mobs have attacked Hindu homes, burned them to the ground, and abducted women in a horrific descent into anarchy. Several temples have been destroyed in various parts of the Islamic country in a major crackdown on Hindus. Reports have exposed how Muslim students forced around 60 Hindu teachers, professors, and government officials to resign. Exiled Bangladeshi activist Asad Noor has also revealed that the minority Hindu community is now being coerced into joining ‘Jamaat-e-Islami’. Hindu religious events have been repeatedly targeted. On 6th September, a procession carrying Lord Ganesha’s idol was attacked in Chittagong. Ahead of Durga Puja, multiple incidents of idol vandalism occurred, including attacks in Mymensingh, Pabna, Rajshahi, Kishoreganj, and Dhaka. On 29th November, a violent Muslim mob attacked three temples in Patharghata, Chittagong, immediately after Jumma Namaz. The crackdown on Hindu voices has also escalated. On 30th November, Hindu journalist Munni Saha was arrested in Dhaka. Muslim mob attacks have increased in Bangladesh, for example, on 22nd May 2025, a Muslim mob carried out arson attacks selectively on Hindu homes in Dahar Mashihati village in Abhaynagar upazila in Jessore district of Bangladesh. Even ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Prabhu and his aides have been targeted, and attempts have been made to ban ISKCON and suppress Hindu protests through sedition charges. These arbitrary actions point to a systematic pattern of persecution under Muhammad Yunus’s interim government.

Why it is Hate Crime ?

The removal of Sheikh Hasina from power in Bangladesh on August 5, 2024, escalated the persecution and marginalisation of the Hindu minority in the predominantly Islamic nation, intensifying what can be described as a silent genocide. Since her exile, Muslim radicals have carried out unchecked atrocities against Hindus, including physical violence, the destruction of temples and religious symbols, and the systematic displacement of Hindus from their ancestral lands. Hundreds of attacks on Hindu temples, shops, and businesses have been recorded following Sheikh Hasina's removal as Prime Minister. Many Hindus have been brutally murdered or injured in Muslim mob attacks. Amidst this, reports emerged of a Hindu man being abducted and assaulted by a Muslim man and his accomplices. The accused even demanded ransom from the victim's family. Given the broader pattern of religiously motivated violence in Bangladesh, a Muslim-majority country, it would not be unreasonable to suspect that the Hindu victim was targeted due to his Hindu identity. This case has the potential to be classified as a religiously motivated hate crime, particularly considering the victim's religious background and the escalated persecution and marginalisation of the Hindu minority in the predominantly Islamic nation. However, at present, there is no clear evidence to state that the crime was religiously motivated, nor has the victim or his family identified religious animosity as a factor behind the attack. It is therefore highly possible that this crime was committed for ransom rather than out of religious hostility. Due to these factors, the case has been classified as 'Undecided' and has been added to the Undecided database. If any further information emerges suggesting a religious motive behind the attack, then the case will be reassessed and included in the hate crime database. Disclaimer: Since the accused are from different religious backgrounds, we have selected the "Others" category for the perpetrator section.