India expresses ‘deep concern’ over Hindu leader Krishna Das Prabhu’s arrest in Bangladesh

Prabhu, besides known arsenic Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, faces charges of sedition filed successful October aft helium led a immense rally successful Chattogram successful which helium was accused of disrespecting Bangladesh’s nationalist flag. A salient Hindu leader, helium is simply a subordinate of the Bangladesh Sammilito Sanatan Jagaran Jote radical and is associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).

“We person noted with heavy interest the apprehension and denial of bail to Shri Chinmoy Krishna Das, who is besides the spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagran Jote. This incidental follows the aggregate attacks connected Hindus and different minorities by extremist elements successful Bangladesh. There are respective documented cases of arson and looting of minorities’ homes and concern establishments, arsenic good arsenic theft and vandalism and desecration of deities and temples,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said connected Tuesday.

“It is unfortunate that portion the perpetrators of these incidents stay astatine large, charges should beryllium pressed against a spiritual person presenting morganatic demands done peaceful gatherings. We besides enactment with interest the attacks connected minorities protesting peacefully against the apprehension of Shri Das,” the MEA added.

“We impulse Bangladesh authorities to guarantee the information and information of Hindus and each minorities, including their close of state of peaceful assembly and expression,” the connection further said.

As per section reports successful Bangladesh, Rezaul Karim Mallik, an authoritative of the Detective Branch of Police, confirmed Prabhu’s arrest. Prabhu’s followers took to the streets successful Chattogram and Dhaka to request his merchandise aboriginal connected Monday. In Dhaka, a mob equipped with sticks attacked Hindu protesters connected Monday nighttime astatine Shahbagh intersection adjacent the Dhaka University. Kalbela, a Bengali-language daily, said successful a video study connected Monday nighttime that the attackers drove the Hindu protesters distant from the area.

Kushal Baran Chakrabarty, who was accompanying Prabhu astatine the clip of his arrest, was quoted arsenic saying successful section reports that respective detectives took the Hindu person to a constabulary car astatine the airport. “Chinmoy Prabhu gave his telephone to maine arsenic helium was forcefully taken to the constabulary car. The constabulary detectives jostled with america to forcefully instrumentality his telephone and they took it away. We past followed the constabulary car that headed for the office of the Detective Branch astatine Minto Road successful Dhaka,” helium was quoted arsenic saying.

Meanwhile, BJP leaders led by Opposition person Suvendu Adhikari held a protestation successful the West Bengal Assembly connected Tuesday, demanding Prabhu’s release.