Bangladesh’s judiciary is at it again. This time a court in the Islamic country has sentenced a Hindu man, Titu Roy, to 10 years of imprisonment over charges of blasphemy. Roy has also been ordered to pay a fine of fifty thousand Bangladeshi taka ($467) or an additional five months imprisonment if he fails to pay the fine. Justice Abdul Majid of Rangpur Cyber Tribunal announced this sentence.
Titu Roy, a resident of Thakurpara village, which falls under the Gangachara police station area of Rangpur district, was accused of making a blasphemous social media post against the Islamic prophet Mohammad in October 2017. It was alleged that the post was made from a Facebook profile named “Md Titu” that belonged to the Hindu man.
The post instantly went viral as usual, triggering a massive mob of Muslims to attack the Hindu village in Rangpur. These fanatics rampaged, plundered several Hindu homes, and set many afire. Subsequently, the Cyber Crime Department arrested Titu Roy in Narayanganj.
Roy’s lawyer, Prashanta Kumar Roy, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the sentence. He disclosed that the authorities conducted a forensic examination which failed to prove that the post was uploaded from Titu’s phone. He also confirmed that the accused is illiterate and doesn’t know how to use Facebook. “We will move to the high court against this judgment,” said the lawyer.
However, anyone familiar with Bangladesh’s track record of framing and sentencing innocent Hindus in bogus cases of blasphemy can vouch for the fact that the hapless Hindu man will likely find no relief even at the high court. Bangladesh is running a state-sponsored plan of wiping out the Hindus from their country, and cases such as these serve as a powerful instrument for picking one Hindu off at a time. Bangladesh is on its way back to becoming the “Pakistan of the East,” albeit even more fanatical.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
When those same Bangladeshi authorities sentence muslims who desecrate Hindu idols, particularly during festivals, to the same sentence, I’ll concede that they don’t have a dysfunctional justice system. Another 💩hole country whose people ought to be expelled from the civilized world
abu taleb says
Lying for the sake of Allah is certainly sanctioned by Allah just like rape, rob, torture and murder. We have plenty of example from the “beautiful” conducts o Muhammad and his fellows.
People with the right conscience should see what kind of religion Islam is from what Muhammad did. We know the false and evil prophet from his/her conducts.