From Parent Slayer to Madrassa Attacker: The Radical Descent of Humayun Kabir

National News: "My son tried to interpret Islam with our blood…" — These words might have come from the soul of a parent who was silenced by their own son while they were alive. East Burdwan district of West Bengal was once known for its paddy crop and peaceful life. But on the morning of 30 May, the air of this district was filled with gunpowder when a young man named Humayun Kabir started a horrifying 'mission.' He was neither a terrorist nor a part of any gang — he was a well-educated engineer who considered himself a "religious warrior."

First front: Home

Humayun Kabir, who had a degree in civil engineering from Jadavpur University, had been watching jihadi videos on his mobile day and night for the past few months. When his parents tried to stop him, he did what he had probably seen on the internet — murder by slitting the throat. He killed his 65-year-old father, Haji Mustafizur, and 55-year-old mother, Mumtaz Begum, and dragged their bodies outside, as if he was showing some 'achievement' to the world.

Second front: Madrasa

After the murder, he fled straight to Bangaon, 130 km away, near the Bangladesh border. Police suspect that he wanted to cross the border, but before that he targeted a madrasa. He entered there and attacked four people with an axe and a knife - just because they did not answer his "Islamic questions."

Not just thoughts, weapons were also online

Humayun's thinking was as poisonous as his preparations were well planned. He had bought the knife used in the murder from an e-commerce site. That is, violence is now available online - from thoughts to weapons.

Laboratory of radicalism: Internet

Police investigation revealed that Humayun had imprisoned himself in the mobile screen after his job and marriage broke down. Gradually, he fell prey to radicalism. Dozens of such videos and articles were found on his laptop and phone, which glorify religious violence.

Now the question arises — who is the killer? Humayun or the system that considers radicalism as 'free speech'? The police have arrested him and taken him on three-day remand. His mental condition is also being investigated, but before we move ahead by calling him a 'mental patient,' we have to ask — what is going on in our children's mobiles?