Bangladesh Hindus Beneath Assault: Hours after a Bangladesh courtroom ordered the imprisonment of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a frontrunner of the Hindu group Sammilita Sanatani Jote, India has urged Dhaka to make sure the protection of all minorities together with Hindus. In a press release, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs expressed concern over Krishna Das’ arrest and denial of bail to him.
“Now we have famous with deep concern the arrest and denial of bail to Chinmoy Krishna Das, who can also be the spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagran Jote. This incident follows the a number of assaults on Hindus and different minorities by extremist parts in Bangladesh. There are a number of documented circumstances of arson and looting of minorities’ houses and enterprise institutions in addition to theft and vandalism and descretation of deities and temples,” mentioned the Ministry of Exterior Affairs.
The ministry additional termed it unlucky that whereas the perpetrators of those incidents stay at giant, ‘prices must be handed in opposition to non secular leaders presenting legit calls for via peaceable gatherings’. “We additionally notice with concern the assault on minorities protesting peacefully in opposition to the arrest of Shri Das. We urge Bangladesh authorities to make sure the protection and safety of Hindus and all minorities, together with their proper of freedom of peaceable meeting and expression,” mentioned the MEA.
Earlier, a courtroom in Bangladesh ordered to ship to jail Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a frontrunner of the Hindu group Sammilita Sanatani Jote, to show down his bail attraction. “The courtroom of Chattogram Sixth Metropolitan Justice of the Peace Kazi Shariful Islam issued the order round 11:45 am on Tuesday,” BDNews24.Com mentioned.
The followers of the Hindu priest started to chant slogans in protest on the courtroom premises as he was not granted bail. Bangladesh police on Monday arrested Das from the Hazrat Shahjalal Worldwide Airport space in Dhaka.
“Das was detained in step with a request from (common police),” spokesman of the Police’s Detective Department Rezaul Karim mentioned. Nevertheless, the arrest was made with out giving particulars of the fees.
Earlier, on October 30, a case was filed in opposition to 19 folks, together with Das, at Chattogram’s Kotwali Police Station, accusing them of disrespecting Bangladesh’s nationwide flag in Chattogram’s New Market space throughout a rally of the Hindu neighborhood. (With PTI inputs)
