Bangladesh arrests two more Hindu priests, ISKCON claims

Kolkata: Bangladesh arrested two more Hindu priests belonging to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a spokesperson of the organization said on Saturday.

The ISKCON man, Radharamn Das told PTI, "I have received information that two more ISKCON monks have been arrested by police in Bangladesh."

Radharamn Das wrote on X on Friday, "In the meantime, bad news has come: two devotees who went with prasad for Chinmaya Prabhu were arrested on their way back to the temple, and Chinmaya prabhu's secretary is also missing. Please pray for them."

Earlier on Friday, Radharamn had posted, "Another Brahmachari, Sri Shyam Das Prabhu, was arrested by Chattogram Police today." "Does he look like a terrorist? #FreeISKCONMonks Bangladesh. The arrest of innocent #ISKCON brahmacharis are deeply shocking & disturbing," Radharamn posted on X on Saturday. His comments comes comes in the backdrop of unconfirmed reports of arrest of three more ISKCON monks, days after the arrest of spiritual leader Chinmay Das.

Chinmaya Das, who also served as a spokesperson for Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagran Jote, was arrested at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday while en route to Chattogram to attend a rally. He was denied bail and sent to jail on Tuesday by the Chattogram Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate Court.

In another news, the Bangladesh authorities arrested nine people over the killing of a lawyer Saiful Islam during violence in Chattogram, a port city in the country. The violence was over the arrest of Hindu seer Chinmoy Krishna Das. There were 46 people booked over their alleged involvement in the murder of the lawyer in the violent incidents on Tuesday.