Overview
- VHP- and Bajrang Dal-led crowds breached barricades near the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, with police cordons and detentions preventing entry to the diplomatic enclave.
- Demonstrations spread to Kolkata, Mumbai, Jammu, Bhopal and Siliguri, where police reported clashes and used lathi-charges in Kolkata to disperse protesters.
- Bangladesh suspended consular and visa services in New Delhi, Agartala/Tripura and Siliguri, citing threats to the safety of its missions and personnel.
- Dhaka summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma over mission security, and New Delhi later summoned Bangladesh High Commissioner Riaz Hamidullah in a reciprocal démarche.
- Bangladesh officials reported 10–12 arrests in the killing, said the case will be moved to a Speedy Trial Tribunal, and announced assistance for the victim’s family, as multiple accounts questioned the clarity of the blasphemy allegation.