Kolkata: Even as the administration in Bangladesh struggles to deal with widespread unrest over the killing of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, there were protests in multiple Indian cities, outside the diplomatic missions, demanding security of Hindus in the neighbouring country and action against those who lynched Dipu Das.
Hadi, who was shot at from close range on December 12 in Dhaka, succumbed to his injuries six days later.
Hadi’s killing triggered nationwide protests, arson and vandalism targeting major media outlets and cultural institutions. On December 18, 25-year-old garment factory worker Dipu was lynched by a mob and his body set on fire in Mymensingh.
Gobinda Biswas, a Hindu rickshaw puller, was assaulted by a mob in Khulna on December 19 for wearing a red sacred thread on his wrist.
Pro-Hindu outfits in India hit the streets in numbers and protested outside Bangladesh missions in Delhi, Kolkata, Jammu, Bhopal and Hyderabad.
Hundreds of VHP and Bajrang Dal supporters, waving saffron flags and shouting slogans, broke barricades and clashed with police near the fortified Bangladesh High Commission in the national Capital on Tuesday.
In Jammu, lawyers of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association protested atrocities against Hindus and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to either bring Hindus to India or ensure their protection there. The lawyers also demanded that illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya immigrants be evicted from Jammu.
Police vs protesters in Kolkata
In Kolkata, protests turned violent as pro-Hindutva outfits tried to march to the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission on Tuesday afternoon, and got into an altercation with police.
As protesters breached human barricades and iron guard rails, police resorted to baton charge to disperse the crowd.
Massive protest by Bangiya Jagran Manch near the #Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in #Kolkata against the killing of Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh. pic.twitter.com/vhDLtX0TxS
— Pooja Mehta (@pooja_news) December 23, 2025More than a dozen 12 protestors were arrested, with many of them and some police personnel sustaining minor injuries in the clashes.
‘Bangladesh-style brutality’
The BJP accused the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government of unleashing “Bangladesh-style brutality”.
“The barbaric assault outside the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission is a calculated act of state-sponsored hooliganism,” BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya wrote in a post on X. He claimed that police acted like “hired goons” of the ruling TMC.
Malviya drew a parallel with violence against minorities in Bangladesh, and alleged that the West Bengal police was mirroring similar brutality to appease radical elements.
The march, titled ‘Hindu Hunkar Padayatra’, was organised under the banner of ‘Bongiyo Hindu Jagaran Mancha’ as protesters carried saffron flags and shouted slogans against violence on minority Hindus in Bangladesh.
Indian visa services resume in Bangladesh
Meanwhile, most Indian visa services resumed across Bangladesh after a brief disruption due to security concerns. Operations remained suspended only at the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Chittagong.
Bangladesh has suspended visa operations temporarily in Delhi and Siliguri, citing security concerns, a foreign ministry official told ANI.