The Detective Branch (DB) of the police has arrested Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatani Jagran Jote and principal of Pundarik Dham.
The DMP said that members of the Specialized Detective Branch (DB) of the Bangladesh Police arrested him from Shahjalal Airport on Monday afternoon while he was going from Dhaka to Chattogram.
Additional Police Commissioner of the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Rezaul Karim Mallick, confirmed his arrest.
Rezaul Karim said that the DB arrested him following a request from the police. He will be handed over to those who have applied.
The Bangladesh Sanatan Jagran Mancha held a rally in Chattogram on October 25. Chinmoy Krishna Das is also the spokesperson of this mancha. Immediately after that rally, BNP leader Firoz Khan (later expelled) filed a sedition case in Chattogram against Chinmoy Krishna Das, accusing him of insulting the national flag.
Recently, two organizations, Bangladesh Sanatan Jagran Mancha and Bangladesh Sammilit Sangkhalaghu Jote, started holding programs under the banner of 'Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatani Jagran Jote'. Chinmoy Krishna Das was made the spokesperson of this new alliance. For a few days, this alliance held a rally in Rangpur with eight-point demands.
On the other hand, ISKCON, Bangladesh recently expelled Chinmoy Krishna Das.