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News No.166/2015:
Friday, October 30, 2015
A MOTOR BIKE driver,
Md. Mannan(26), roughed up a Buddhist Sraman(novice) in Manikchari,
Khagrachari, promting Jumma Buddhists to register a protest with the local UP
Chairman.
The incident occured
on Wednesday, 28 October, at 4pm when Surya Sraman(13),and his two classmates
from Batnatoli Sukhboti Buddhist temple were out for a walk to Batnatoli Namar
Para, according to eyewitnesses' accounts.
Mannan, son of Hossain
Mian of Batnatoli area, was riding his motorbike on the same road and roughed
Surya Sraman up accusing him of not giving way to him. "Mannan took off
his shoes and smacked the Sraman with them," an eyewitness said.
The Buddhist Jumma
Villagers, who consider Mannan's action as a sacriledge, reported it to
Shahidul Islam, Chairman of Batnatoli Union Parishad, and requested him to take
action against Mannan.
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