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Bangladeshi Hindu Leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Now Accused in Lawyer’s Murder Case

A Chittagong court has shown Chinmoy Krishna Das arrested in the Saiful Islam Alif murder case while his bail in a sedition charge remains stayed by the Supreme Court.

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  • Chinmoy Krishna Das, a prominent Hindu leader and former ISKCON figure, was shown arrested in the murder case of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif, who was killed in November 2024.
  • The Chittagong court granted the police request to show arrest in the Alif murder case and scheduled hearings for three additional murder-related cases on Tuesday.
  • Das has been in custody since his November 2024 arrest on sedition charges linked to alleged disrespect of the Bangladeshi national flag during a rally.
  • On April 30, the Supreme Court stayed a High Court bail order in the sedition case, preventing Das's release despite his legal team's claims of insufficient evidence.
  • The case underscores rising communal tensions in Bangladesh under the interim government, with India expressing concerns over the treatment of the Hindu minority.