Protests Erupt Across India Over Lynching of Hindu Man Deepu Chandradas in Bangladesh

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UPDATED: Dec 24, 2025 08:17 IST

In this news report, India Today highlights the escalating outrage across India following the lynching of Deepu Chandradas, a Hindu man in Bangladesh. The broadcast details protests organised by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Hindu Jagran Manch in Delhi, Kolkata, and Hyderabad, where demonstrators demanded justice and burnt effigies. The report also covers fresh violence in Chittagong, where a Hindu family's house was set ablaze, and notes that security has been significantly tightened at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka. Correspondent Ashutosh Mishra provides updates on the ground situation, noting that the violence has cast a shadow over the upcoming elections in Bangladesh.

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