Haridas Taroni arrested in Bangladesh on charges of money laundering, had started construction of 81 feet high Lord Ram statue.

Dhaka: Hari Das Taroni, a Hindu youth who started the construction of an 81 feet high statue of Lord Ram in Bangladesh, has been arrested by the police. Police have arrested the youth on charges of money laundering. Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council General Secretary Manindra Kumar Nath has confirmed the arrest of Hari Das.

Manindra Kumar Nath told the media that he had spoken to the Superintendent of Police of Gaibandha district on phone. The police officer told them that a youth named Hari Das had been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from Uttara area of ​​Dhaka.

Nath said that according to the Superintendent of Police, Hari Das has been arrested on charges of money laundering. Condemning this action, he said that instead of arresting the youth, action should have been taken against the radicals.

Hari Das was associated with the construction of Lord Ram’s idol.

Hari Das Taroni was starting the construction of an 81 feet tall statue of Lord Rama in Gaibandha district of northern Bangladesh. The matter came to light when the Hindu community had staged a massive protest following the news of desecration of Lord Ram’s image during an Islamic demonstration in Gaibandha district last month.

India had appealed to the Bangladesh government

Regarding this matter, India had also appealed to the Bangladesh government to take strict action against radical Islamic organizations and ensure the safety of minority communities.

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had said that India has seen reports of incidents of insult to Hindu deities and religious symbols in Bangladesh. He expressed hope that the Bangladesh government would control the radicals and ensure the safety of minority communities.

Security arrangements increased for Rath Yatra

Meanwhile, a review meeting on security and law and order regarding the upcoming Rath Yatra was held at the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) headquarters. The meeting was presided over by DMP Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed.

In the meeting, security arrangements for the Rath Yatra to be held on July 16 and Ulto Rath Yatra to be held on July 24 were discussed. Police said that picket party, patrol party, CCTV surveillance, foot patrolling, rooftop party, motorcycle mobile team, DB team, plain clothes intelligence team, SWAT team, bomb disposal team and traffic police will be deployed during the event. Police also said that all necessary steps will be taken to complete the Rath Yatra peacefully as per the scheduled route and time.