India-Bangladesh tensions mount as Hindu priest jailed for 'sedition'
Tuesday, 26 November 2024 Tensions escalated in Chittagong, Bangladesh, following a court's refusal to grant bail to Hindu priest ChinmoyKrishna Das, accused of sedition. The court's order against the priest charged with sedition triggered violent clashes between supporters of the monk and law enforcement forces who were joined by locals, leaving at least one dead and many others injured. Eyewitnesses identified the victim as Saiful Islam Alif (35), a lawyer, alleging that he was hacked to death by protesters.
Tensions flare in Bangladesh as police used tear gas to disperse a large group of Hindu protesters in Dhaka and Chittagong, following the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das, a prominent ISKCON monk. Das, arrested on sedition charges and accused of disrespecting the national flag, has sparked nationwide...
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