DHAKA: Bangladesh police said on Monday (Nov 25) they had arrested an outspoken Hindu monk who had been leading protests calling for the protection of the minority in the mainly Muslim nation. Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesman of a newly-formed Hindu group who have held repeated rallies conde

A lawyer was killed on Tuesday during clashes between the security personnel and followers of a Hindu community leader, who was denied bail and sent to jail by a court in the port city of Chattogram in Bangladesh, police said.

A Bangladeshi court on Tuesday denied bail to prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, arrested on alleged 'sedition' charges, and sent him to prison, amid protests by community members in the capital Dhaka and the port city of Chattogram.

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Chinmoy Krishna Das also flashed a victory sign while being taken away in the prison van, even as the police cracked down on hundreds of supporters from the Hindu community protesting against his arrest outside a court.

Six others were injured in the clashes that erupted after Chattogram’s Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate court denied bail to prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, arrested on sedition charges.

The organisation said it is outrageous to make baseless allegations that ISKCON has anything to do with terrorism anywhere in the world.

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Chinmoy Krishna Das who was arrested on Monday was on Tuesday produced before a Chittagong court that reused to entertain his bail plea and sent him to custody. | OpIndia News

Bangladesh: A clash erupted after Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, an ISKCON leader, was ordered to jail. The violence resulted in one death and injuries to at least 10 persons.