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Faridpur temple fire

Probe finds no involvement of two slain workers

Tuesday, 14 May 2024



FARIDPUR, May 13 (UNB): The 7-member body formed to probe the lynching of two construction workers following a fire in a temple at Panchapalli in Madhukhali upazila of Faridpur on April 18, has not found involvement of the victims in setting fire to the temple.
The committee headed by additional district magistrate (ADM) Md Siddik Ali submitted the report to deputy commissioner (DC) Qamrul Ahsan Talukder on May 7, 20 days after the incident.
DC Qamrul told media on Sunday that the committee interviewed over 100 people who alleged that more than 100 people including local public representatives were involved in the mass beating.