It has been reported that a mob of hundred men from Noagaon and nearby villages gathered with sticks and torched around 15 homes in the Hindu community of Sunamganj's Shalla Upazila.
Police reached the spot upon information and managed to bring the situation under control, said Mizanur Rahman, superintendent of Sunamganj police.
"There have been no reports of looting or arson so far," the SP claimed.
However, no arrest has yet been made in this connection and the case was yet to be filed, OC Nazmul Huq said.
The attack happened a day after a group of local Hefajat supporters held and handed over a Hindu youth for allegedly criticising Hefajat Joint Secretary General Maulana Mamunul Haque on social media.
Police detained the youth last night. His house was among those which were vandalised, the OC added.
When contacted regarding the incident, Maluana Abdul Basir, Hefajat's central Nayeb-e-Amir and former chairman of its Sunamganj unit said that he has heard about the incident but not in detail.
"Such attacks on innocent locals are condemnable," he said, adding that it's up to the law enforcement to take action against the person who criticised Mamunul Haque.
