Three people have been detained by the Bangladesh police on Monday in connection with the murder of a Hindu priest on Sunday, according to a report by The Hindu.
Two of the three detainees are alleged members of the banned Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and one is alleged to be a Jamaat-e-Islami activist, according to the report.
Police said Jogeshwar Roy, 50, was attacked as he came out after people threw stones at the temple in the Deviganj area of Panchgarh district, on the border with India.
Quoting local people and witnesses, police officer Kafil Uddin said the assailants on a motorbike attacked the priest with a sharp weapon, fired guns and exploded crude bombs, injuring two devotees who tried to help him. The attackers had reportedly fled.
The ISIS claimed responsibility for killing the Hindu priest in a communique posted by the ISIS-linked Amaq News Agency on Twitter in Arabic, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors online jihadi activity. The claim could not be independently verified.
In a security operation facilitated by the almighty God, soldiers of the Caliphate liquidated the priest Jogeshwar Roy, the founder and the head of the Deviganj temple that belongs to the infidel Hindus. One of his companions was hurt after being targeted with light weapons in the area of Panchagar in Northern Bangladesh, and the Mujahideen returned to their positions unharmed, and all praise be to God.Alleged ISIS Statement
Local Islamist radicals and the Islamic State group have in the past claimed responsibility for killing minorities and foreigners. The government denies that the Islamic State has a presence in the country.
Last year, seven people, including four atheist bloggers and two foreigners, were killed in separate attacks.
Investigators blamed local Islamist groups, including Jumatul Mujahedeen Bangladesh and Ansarullah Bangla Team, for the killings.
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