Two Hindu monks arrested in Bangladesh after delivering medicines to Chinmoy Das in jail: ISKCON
Das’s organisation, the Sammilito Sanatani Jagaron Jote, confirmed the development and accused the Bangladeshi authorities of targeting their community members.
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The Bangladesh police on Friday arrested two Hindu monks and charged them with sedition after they delivered medicines to Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in prison, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, or ISKCON, has claimed, The Indian Express reported on Sunday.
Chinmoy Krishna Das has been in jail since November 25. He is the spokesperson of the Sammilito Sanatani Jagaron Jote, an organisation that advocates for the rights of Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh. He was formerly associated with ISKCON.
Das was arrested for allegedly disrespecting Bangladesh’s national flag during a rally on October 25 in Chittagong.
“We have got information that two monks were arrested by Bangladesh police on Friday,” Radharamn Das, the vice-president of ISKCON Kolkata, was quoted as saying by the newspaper. “They had gone to jail to give medicines to Chinmoy Krishna Das. When they were returning, the police arrested them. We strongly protest against such arrests and appeal to the Bangladesh government to give protection to minorities.”
The monks have been identified as Shyam Das and Ranganath Das Prabhu.
Radharamn Das shared a photograph of Shyam Das on X, stating: “Does he look like a terrorist? #FreeISKCONMonks Bangladesh. The arrest of innocent #ISKCON brahmacharis are deeply shocking & disturbing.”
He also posted a video purportedly of an ISKCON centre in Bhairav,...
