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A self-proclaimed spiritual leader, Shamim Reza Jahangir, was beaten to death by an angry mob in Bangladesh on Saturday, marking a grim escalation in regional religious tensions.
Jahangir, a man in his 60s, died after a crowd of over 200 people stormed his home in the Kushtia district.
Despite attempts by local police and administrators to intervene, the mob attacked Jahangir with sticks, leading to injuries that proved fatal shortly after he arrived at a local hospital.
The violence was reportedly triggered by the resurgence of a years-old video online, in which Jahangir allegedly made disparaging remarks about the authors and readers of the Quran.
Authorities noted that while Jahangir had been arrested for similar comments in 2021, the circulation of the dated footage on Friday reignited local hostility.
Law enforcement officials have confirmed that a formal investigation into the killing is now underway.
This incident highlights a troubling trend of mob justice in Bangladesh, which has seen a significant rise in such violence following the 2024 political uprising.
Since the fall of the previous administration, rights organisations have documented over 150 deaths attributed to mob attacks across the country.
This latest killing is the first high-profile case of its kind reported since the Bangladesh Nationalist Party took office earlier this year.
