The bail hearing of ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, arrested in Bangladesh, has been postponed to next month. Chinmay Das’s bail plea was to be heard on Tuesday but due to no lawyer appearing on his behalf, the court postponed the hearing till January 2.
On Tuesday, the Chattogram court adjourned the proceedings after lawyers refused to appear on his behalf during the bail hearing. The court has now fixed the next date of hearing as January 2, 2025. Let us tell you that Chinmoy Das was arrested last week on charges of sedition while allegedly protesting against the increasing attacks on Bangladeshi Hindus.
According to a report, Bangladesh Samitha Sanatani Jagran Jote has alleged that around 70 Hindu lawyers were falsely booked in a case to prevent their participation in the bail hearing of its spokesperson Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari.
ISKCON Kolkata spokesperson Radharaman Das also wrote a post on X in this regard, saying, ‘Please pray for lawyer Ramen Roy. His only ‘mistake’ was defending Chinmoy Krishna Prabhu in court. The Islamists vandalized his house and brutally attacked him, and left. He is in ICU and fighting for his life.
Also, Radharaman Das has given an advice to Hindus and priests in view of the increasing violence against Hindus and ISKCON priests. Amid the attacks on Hindus, ISKCON Kolkata has advised its affiliates and followers in the neighboring country to remove the tilak and hide the Tulsi rosary, cover their heads and avoid wearing saffron.
Last month also a lawyer was murdered
However, many lawyers in Bangladesh have denied any such incident. Last month too, it was claimed on social media that a lawyer defending Chinmoy Krishna Das was murdered. But investigation revealed that the slain lawyer Saiful Islam was an assistant public prosecutor and was not defending Chinmoy Das.