
A student leader in Bangladesh, Mahdi Hasan, has been detained after a viral video showed him claiming responsibility for burning a Hindu police officer alive during 2024 unrest. While Hasan made these claims, police state his detention is unrelated to the officer's murder and he faces no murder charges. The incident occurred amid reports of an administration decision to grant indemnity to those involved in killing police officers during the protests.
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