A Jubo Dal leader, Abdul Mannan, 45, was allegedly detained naked at a woman’s home and beaten by an agitated crowd in Harinagar village of Munshiganj union, Shyamnagar, Satkhira. The incident occurred at about 10:30pm on Thursday, according to local sources. Multiple videos of the incident were circulated on social media and became viral.

Local residents, Munshiganj union BNP leaders and witnesses said people surrounded the woman’s home, broke open a locked room and detained Mannan. They said an angry crowd then beat him before party leaders and activists arrived and took him away. Local sources identified him as president of Jubo Dal’s Ward 6 unit in Shyamnagar municipality.

The woman alleged that Mannan had long harassed her and made immoral proposals after becoming acquainted through work at an NGO. The acting convener of Shyamnagar municipal Jubo Dal said the party would verify the allegations and take organisational action under its constitution. Police said no written complaint had been filed. Mannan’s phone was switched off, so his comments could not be obtained.