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DHAKA, April 24, 2026 (BSS) – BanglaFact of the Press Institute Bangladesh (PIB) has identified baseless propaganda in Indian media over the death of temple attendant Nayan Das in Cox’s Bazar.

Nayan Das, 35, went missing on April 19, and his hanging body was recovered three days later from a remote hilly area in Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila. 

Police said the family has not filed any complaint or named any suspect, and the circumstances of his disappearance remain unclear.

Despite this, Indian media outlets, including India Today and News Nine, along with some X accounts, portrayed the incident as a communal killing without evidence.

BanglaFact investigation found that neither the family of the deceased and police, nor local Hindu organizations have confirmed any communal motive following the death of Nayan Das. 

It also noted that India Today had previously spread misinformation by mischaracterizing unrelated incidents as communal violence.