Bangladesh court rejects bail plea of ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishnadas
Chittagong Court of Bangladesh has canceled the bail plea of ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishnadas in the treason case. Hindu saint Chinmoy Krishnadas was arrested on November 25 from Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Since then he is in jail. It is being told that the Chittagong Court of Bangladesh completely rejected the arguments of the panel of 11 lawyers in favor of ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishnadas and refused to grant him bail. During the hearing in the court, the panel of lawyers, while presenting their views, said that all the allegations made against Saint Chinmay are completely false and fabricated. Also, the lawyers said in the court that Sant Chinmoy has been kept in jail unfairly despite suffering from diabetes and respiratory problems.
ISKCON Kolkata had expected a fair result
Before the hearing on the bail plea of ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishnadas in Bangladesh, a statement had also come out from Kolkata ISKCON. Kolkata ISKCON had expressed hope that after hearing the bail plea in the court, a fair result (verdict) will be announced by the court. Kolkata ISKCON spokesperson Radharaman Das expressed support for Chinmoy Krishnadas and other religious minorities in Bangladesh. Confirmed by. He further said that the organization is praying for his safety and justice.
An FIR was also registered in December
An FIR was registered on December 8 in connection with the clash between police and Hindu saint Chinmoy Krishna Das and his supporters at the court complex in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported that in the case registered on Sunday, Das, arrested on treason charges, is the main accused while 164 identified persons and 400 to 500 unidentified persons have been made accused. Businessman and Hifazat-e-Islam Bangladeshi activist Enamul Haq had filed the complaint in the court of Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Abu Bakar Siddiqui. Haq alleged in his complaint that while returning home after completing the land registry work in the court on November 26, Das’s supporters attacked him. Was attacked. The businessman claimed that he suffered injuries on his right hand and head in the attack.
ISKCON made appeal amid ongoing attacks on Hindu community in Bangladesh
In view of the ongoing attacks against the people of Hindu community in Bangladesh, an appeal was made by ISKCON Kolkata in December last year. In this appeal, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Kolkata had told its colleagues and followers in Bangladesh that now is the time to protect ourselves. In such a situation, if you are there then avoid saffron color, hide the Tulsi rosary, wipe off the tilak and cover your head. This is so that you can avoid the fundamentalists while staying there and will be able to protect yourself. Radharaman Das, Vice President of ISKCON Kolkata said. It was advised to follow your religion inside temples and homes only, but be careful while going out. He had said that I have been advising all the sadhus and members to make every possible effort to save themselves in this time of crisis. I advise them to wear saffron clothes and avoid applying tilak on the forehead.
