Bengal police warn against drawing a parallel between Bangladesh murder and Murshidabad lynching

The West Bengal Police on Saturday (December 20, 2025) denounced ‘disingenuous’ attempts to draw a parallel between the recent murder of Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh and the lynching of a father-son duo in Murshidabad in April.

In a social media post, the police said that “malicious efforts are being made from certain quarters to draw parallels between the recent murder of Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh and the tragic death of the father-son duo of Haragobindo and Chandan Das in Murshidabad about 8 months back”.

“Such comparisons are highly inciteful, factually misleading, and intended to disturb public order. 13 accused persons were promptly arrested in the Murshidabad case, and a strong chargesheet was filed. Judgment of the case is expected very soon,” the police said.

The statement comes after several BJP leaders took to social media, in the wake of the Bangladesh incident, to refer to the communal clashes in Murshidabad in April 2025 when Haragobindo Das and Chandan Das were lynched to death.

“Drawing parallels with the events in Bangladesh is nothing but a disingenuous attempt to spread communal mistrust where the law is already taking its course,” the police said. The police said they were monitoring handles spreading provocative misinformation and legal action will be initiated against those attempting to communalise criminal incidents.