Women protesting the murder of Louis Soren
While it is possible that a Hindu may have been behind this attack given the Hindu hatred of Christianity, the area is heavily Muslim and it is likely a Muslim was behind this attack. From UCA News:
Church officials and tribal activists have called on the authorities to ensure justice following the mysterious murder of a tribal Catholic villager in northern Bangladesh.
Louis Soren, 40, a day laborer and father of two from Chapra village of Bhutahara Catholic Church in Naogaon district went missing Jan. 8. His body was found the next morning in a nearby field with multiple stab wounds and burn marks.
Soren’s wife Jugita Mardi filed a murder case with Niamotpur police, but no one has been arrested yet.
“His body had stab wounds … and parts of his face and hands were disfigured by burns. It seems the attackers tried to erase all the evidence,” said Obaidul Haque, police spokesman
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Tribal leaders said they suspect a possible land dispute behind the murder.
“We suspect Louis Soren was killed over a dispute related to land, which is a common problem for tribal people in this area. Once we confirm the case, we will hold a protest to demand justice,” said Rabindranath Soren, president of National Adivasi Parishad, a tribal rights group covering northern Bangladesh.
The organization estimates that more than 140 tribal people were killed and dozens of tribal women raped by Muslims for their lands in the past four decades. Land disputes also forced more 10,000 tribal people to migrate to neighboring India.
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