Hindu Student Held Captive, Assaulted by Unidentified Persons in Bangladesh

Hindu Student And Temple Priest Held Captive, Assaulted By Unidentified Persons In Bangladesh

25-year-old Subhash Deuri abducted in Dhaka, stripped, tortured and forced to seek ransom from family, raising fresh concerns over minority safety in the country.

Hindu student held captive, assaulted by unidentified persons in Bangladesh

Subhash Deuri, a 25-year-old law student at Jagannath University in Dhaka, was targeted by unidentified persons late on June 30, 2026, according to Bdnews24 media portal

Bangladesh Hindu Law Student, Also Working As Priest, Kidnapped And Tortured In Dhaka

His family said they transferred 26,000 Bangladeshi Taka after receiving a ransom demand before Deuri escaped and was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital with fractures that reportedly require surgery.

25-Year-Old Hindu Priest 'Kidnapped', 'Tortured' For Ransom In Bangladesh

Deuri -- a first-year student at Central Law College in Old Dhaka, who also occasionally serves as an assistant priest at the central temple of Jagannath University -- was targeted by unidentified persons late on Monday.

Hindu priest, law student kidnapped, tortured for ransom in Dhaka

The man, identified as Subhash Deuri, was admitted to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Tuesday with serious injuries after friends found him lying on a road in the city's Narinda area.