A Facebook post labeling ISKCON a terrorist organization triggered mob violence and acid attacks on security forces in Chittagong, resulting in 129 arrests.
Key Facts
- Trigger
- Facebook post calling ISKCON a 'terrorist organisation'
- Individuals detained
- 80 people
- People shown arrested
- 49 people
- Location
- Hazari Lane, Chittagong
- Security response
- Joint Bangladesh Police and Army operation
- Attack on forces
- Acid and other objects thrown at joint forces
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
A Facebook post describing ISKCON as a terrorist organisation circulated in Chittagong in November 2024, generating anger among ISKCON members and creating communal tension in the Hazari Lane area of the city.
A mob that included individuals associated with ISKCON attacked a local Muslim businessman who had shared the post and attempted to burn his shop. When joint Bangladesh Police and Army forces intervened to disperse the crowd, personnel were attacked with acid and other objects, injuring several members of the security forces.
Chattogram Metropolitan Police detained 80 individuals during the incident, and 49 people were formally shown arrested following verification. The joint security forces conducted searches of local properties as part of their response to restore order in the area.