Who is ISKCON saint Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, who was accused of treason in Bangladesh?

Sedition Charge on Chinmay Das: Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari’s full name is Chandan Kumar Dhar Prakash Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari. Who is the spokesperson of Santan Jagran Manch and a saint of ISKCON. Recently, Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari has become the subject of national discussion due to his arrest in the treason case.

Chinmoy Krishna Das is also the head of Pundarik Dham, a religious place run by ISKCON in Chittagong. Who was arrested by the Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Monday (25 November) at 4.30 pm from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. After his arrest, he was produced in the Chittagong court on Tuesday (26 November), where the court ordered to send him into custody.

Followers protested against the court order

After the decision of the Chittagong court, followers of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari started protesting outside the court premises. The arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari attracted the attention of many regions including India, which was also widely criticized.

It is noteworthy that a case of treason was registered against Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari and 18 others for hoisting a saffron flag above the national flag of Bangladesh at New Market intersection in Chittagong on October 25.

What did the Chittagong police officer do?,

Chittagong Police Officer Qazi Mohammad Tariq Aziz said that this case was registered on behalf of Mohammad Firoz Khan at Kotwali Police Station on the night of 30 October (Wednesday). In this case, Chinmay Krishna Das Brahmachari (38 years), organizing secretary of ISKCON’s Chittagong division, Ajay Dutta (34 years), coordinator of Chittagong department of Hindu Jagran Manch and Leela Raj Das Brahmachari (48 years), Prabhatak ISKCON temple in Chittagong. Pradhan and 15-20 other people have been made accused.

What was the case in which Chinmay Das was made the accused?

The case alleges that during a rally at Laldighi Maidan, a religious flag belonging to ISKCON was hoisted above the national flag of Bangladesh, which was presented as an “insult” and “an act disrespectful to the sovereignty of the country”. . This was seen as “seditious activities aimed at spreading anarchy in the country”. After this incident, a picture went viral on social media, which caused a lot of criticism and then that flag was removed.

Chinmay Das served as the secretary of ISKCON Chittagong from 2016 to 2022.

According to ISKCON Chittagong sources, Chinmoy Krishna Das is a resident of Satkania Upazila of Chittagong. Who is very famous for his religious sermons and because of giving religious sermons and gaining popularity at his young age, he was also given the nickname of ‘Shishu Vakta’. Let us tell you that Chinmoy Krishna Das served as the Chittagong Secretary of ISKCON from 2016 to 2022. Apart from this, he has also been the head of Pundarik Dham of Hathazari, Chittagong since 2007.

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