Bangladesh HC To Hear Petition Seeking Ban On ISKCON Amid Crackdown On Hindus

Last Updated:November 27, 2024, 13:19 IST

Hindus have been subjected to violence in the last few months under the Yunus administration.

Chinmoy Krishna Das (AP Image)

A petition has been filed in a Bangladeshi High Court seeking a ban on the Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) as attacks on the Hindu community intensified in the country.

The petition has also sought a directive to impose a state of emergency in Chittagong and Rangpur to avoid any untoward situation as protests rocked the cities. The court sought government initiative on the issue.

This comes as the Hindu community has been protesting against the arrest and denial of bail to a monk Chinmoy Krishna Das Prabhu who was slapped with sedition charges.

Prabhu has been raising his voice against atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh. He has also organised several protests demanding the security of the religious minority community.

He was arrested on November 25 at Dhaka Airport and was sent to jail on charges of sedition. Protests broke out outside the Chittagong court in which a lawyer was allegedly killed by the mob.

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