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Angry mob in Bangladesh beat to death the producer and film star son, also had connection with Indian Bengali films

A heartbreaking news is coming from Bangladesh which is burning in the fire of violence. Bangladeshi film producer Salim Khan and his son Shanto Khan have been lynched. Apart from being a producer, Salim Khan was also the chairman of Lakshmipur Model Union Council in Chandpur sub-district of Bangladesh.

Reports have revealed that on Monday, August 5, Salim and Shanto were trying to escape from their house. Then an angry mob came in front of them in the Farakkabad market of Ballia Union. They also fired bullets from the pistol to save themselves, but they again encountered the mob in the nearby Bagra market. It is being told that there the angry mob beat Salim and his son Shanto to death.

There was also a connection with Indian Bengali cinema
Salim Khan was also associated with India’s Bengali film industry Tollywood. He made a film ‘Commando’ with Dev, one of the biggest film stars of Tollywood, which was not released.

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According to a report in the Times of India, about 10 of Salim’s films in Tollywood were in different stages of production and big Tollywood stars were working in them. Tollywood executive producer Arindam spoke to Salim on Monday itself. Salim directed the Bangladeshi film ‘Tungiparar Miya Bhai’, which was inspired by the life of Bangladesh’s first president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Corruption case was going on against Salim
Salim was accused of being involved in illegal excavation of sand from the Padma-Meghna river near Chandpur Navy boundary for many years. It is being said that he had earned a lot of money from this illegal business. However, he was also jailed for this work and a case is also going on against him in the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Officer-in-charge of Chandpur Sadar Model Police Mohammad Sheikh Mohsin Alam said, “We came to know about the death of both of them, but no one informed us. Considering our safety, we did not go there.”

Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)

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