Mob attack on Rabindranath Tagore's ancestral house in Bangladesh, SIT will investigate; report will have to be given in 5 days

News Topical, Digital Desk : A mob attacked and damaged the ancestral house of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in Bangladesh's Sirajganj district. Following this, the Archaeological Department has formed a three-member committee to investigate the incident, which has been asked to submit a report within five working days.

According to media reports, on June 8, a visitor went to Kachharibari located in Sirajganj district with his family. It is also known as Rabindra Kachharibari or Rabindra Memorial Museum.

Visitor locked in office 

The visitor had an argument with an employee over motorcycle parking charges at the entrance. The visitor was later allegedly locked in an office and attacked. Angered by the incident, locals staged a protest by forming a human chain on Tuesday.

After this, the mob attacked the auditorium of Kachharibari and beat up a director of the institute. It is worth noting that while living in this house, Rabindranath Tagore had written many literary works.

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