SYLHET , Bangladesh, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Protesters across Bangladesh demanded justice after a video of a lynching surfaced on social media led to arrests.
The gruesome video, taken in July with a cellphone, shows Samiul Alam Rajon, 13, tied to a pole and beaten to death for allegedly stealing a bicycle-powered van in Kumargaon, a suburb of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It was widely seen on YouTube and other social media, prompting street protests across the country. Over 1,000 people attended the protest in Sylhet.