Protests at Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi over killing of hindu man in Bangladesh

A major protest erupted outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi following the killing of a Hindu man, Dipu Chandra Das, in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district last week (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

The demonstrations were led by members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal, who gathered near the diplomatic mission to denounce alleged atrocities against Hindus and vandalism of religious places in Bangladesh (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Security agencies had already been on alert in anticipation of the protest, with the area secured using three layers of barricading and deployment of police and paramilitary forces to prevent any untoward incident (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Tensions escalated as a massive crowd of demonstrators pushed against the barricades, chanting slogans demanding an end to the killing of Hindus and accountability from Bangladeshi authorities (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

As per reports, protesters managed to break through at least two layers of security barricades, leading to clashes with police personnel stationed outside the High Commission (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Several demonstrators were seen holding banners and placards demanding justice for Dipu Das, while some protesters also burnt effigies of Bangladesh’s interim chief, Muhammad Yunus (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

During the protest, demonstrators were heard expressing anger over the killing, with one protester stating that silence would put more lives at risk, while another alleged violence and sexual assaults against Hindu women in Bangladesh (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the crowd after barricades were breached, as the situation threatened to spiral out of control near the diplomatic premises (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Several protesters were detained by police as authorities worked to remove demonstrators from the area and re-establish the barricading around the High Commission (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

The protest followed the lynching of 25-year-old garment factory worker Dipu Chandra Das, who was killed by a mob and set on fire over alleged blasphemy in Baluka, Mymensingh, on December 18, an incident that triggered widespread outrage (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)