Chandan Kumar Dhar, also called Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, former chief of the Worldwide Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), was arrested on Monday afternoon from Dhaka airport, The Day by day Star reported.
After the ISKCON chief’s arrest, a piece of the Hindu neighborhood within the capital blocked the Shahbagh intersection late within the night.
The arrest was made by a staff of detectives within the Hazrat Shahjalal Worldwide Airport space of Dhaka in reference to a case filed in Chattogram, in response to Rezaul Karim Mallick, extra commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police and chief of Detective Department.
A sedition case was filed on October 31 towards 19 individuals, together with Chinmoy, former divisional organising secretary of the ISKCON, Chattogram, with Kotwali Police Station, as per The Day by day Star.
Firoz Khan, then common secretary of Mohora ward Bangladesh Nationalist Occasion (BNP), filed the case alleging disrespect to Bangladesh’s nationwide flag in Chattogram’s New Market space throughout a rally of the Hindu neighborhood on August 25.
A day after submitting the case, Firoz was expelled from the social gathering over “anti-party” actions.
“The incident occurred on October 25, when a bunch of youths reportedly positioned a saffron-coloured flag over the Bangladeshi flag on the Unbiased pillar (Shadhinata Smathamva) at Zero Level close to the New Market intersection throughout a rally organised by the Hindu neighborhood beneath the banner “Sanatan Jagaran Mancha,” in response to the case assertion.
In the meantime, tons of of individuals from the Hindu neighborhood protested on the Cheragi Pahar intersection within the port metropolis round 6:00 pm (native time) after Chinmoy’s arrest. They introduced out a procession and demanded his speedy launch, in response to The Day by day Star.
Swatantro Gouranga Das Brahmachari, member of the managing committee of ISKCON Prabartak Sri Krishna Mandir stated “Chinmoy went to Hazrat Shahjalal Worldwide Airport round 3:30 pm to catch a flight to Chattogram.’
“From his private assistant, I came upon that some plainclothes males introducing themselves as members of the detective department picked him up from the doorway of the airport,” he stated.
“To date we have now data that he was taken to the DB workplace at Minto Street in Dhaka,” he added.
Police have been deployed to thwart any untoward incident, confirmed Kazi Tarek Aziz, extra deputy commissioner (public relations) of Chattogram Metropolitan Police.
The Hindu Bouddha Christian Oikya Parishad in an announcement condemned Chinmoy’s arrest.
Its presidents Ushaton Talukder, Prof Dr Nim Chandra Bhowmik, and Nirmal Rozario and performing common secretary Manindra Kumar Nath demanded the discharge of Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagaran Jote spokesperson Prabhu Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari within the nationwide curiosity.
Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagaran Jote is an alliance of various Hindu organisations. Chinmoy can be the principal of Sri Sri Pundarik Dham, a Hindu temple at Chattogram’s Hathazari upazila.
Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad in a separate assertion additionally expressed deep concern over the arrest and demanded his speedy launch.
The leaders opined that the arrest has the potential to tarnish Bangladesh’s world picture on the problem of freedom of expression and human rights.
Earlier, Police in Bangladesh arrested two of the accused in reference to a case filed on October 31. The arrests of Rajesh Chowdhury and Hriday Das had been made within the Sadarghat space of Chattogram.
They’re amongst 18 people accused within the case, which incorporates Ajay Dutta, Leela Raj Das Brahmachari, Gopal Das Tipu, Dr Kathak Das, Engineer Amit Dhar, Roni Das, Rajib Das, Krishna Kumar Dutta, Jiku Chowdhury, Newton Dey, Tushar Chakraborty Rajib, Mithun Dey, Rupan Dhar, Rimon Dutta, Sukanta Das and Biswajit Gupta.
