Overview
- Joy Mohapatra died at Sylhet’s M A G Osmani Medical College Hospital after reportedly consuming poison, according to local media.
- Family members allege a shopkeeper assaulted and humiliated him and seized his phone over a delayed 500-taka instalment.
- The shopkeeper, Amirul Islam, denies wrongdoing, claims a larger unpaid amount, and rejects allegations that he sold or forced poison.
- Medical staff at Dirai Upazila Health Complex confirmed he was in critical condition and was immediately referred to Sylhet.
- Reports place the death within a recent spate of attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, as India says it is monitoring the situation and urging decisive action.