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Two more Iskcon priests arrested in Bangladesh after detention of Chinmoy Krishna Das | India News – Times of India
Radharamn told PTI, “I have received information that two more Iskcon monks have been arrested by police in Bangladesh.”
In a post on Please pray for them.”
Earlier in the evening, Radharamn Das said a Hindu priest Shyam Das Prabhu, also an Iskcon member, was arrested in Chattogram just days after the detention of spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das.
Iskcon officials stated that Shyam Das Prabhu was taken into custody without an official warrant while visiting Chinmoy Krishna Das, who was already in custody.
Sharing the news on social media, Radharamn Das said, “Today, another Brahmachari Sri Shyam Das Prabhu has been arrested by Chattogram police.”
Radharamn Das also reported that an Iskcon center in Bhairav, Bangladesh, was vandalized. “There is no reprieve in sight,” he added, expressing growing concerns about the safety of Iskcon members in the country.
Earlier this week, Chinmoy Krishna Das, a former member of Iskcon Bangladesh, was arrested charges of sedition and denied bail, further increasing fear within the community.
In a video shared by Radharamn Das, he discussed the arrests of two other priests, Adipurush Shyam Das and Ranganath Das Brahmachari.
“On November 29, when Adipurush Shyam Das and Ranganath Das Brahmachari were returning after meeting Chinmoy Krishna Prabhu, they were arrested by the police. We also get information that Chinmoy secretary Krishna Das has also been arrested. Rioters also destroyed a building. Iskcon center in Bangladesh,” said Radharamn Das.
Radharamn Das expressed helplessness in the face of such repeated incidents and urged Iskcon followers around the world to show solidarity. “Such incidents have no end and we feel helpless. I urge all followers and devotees around the world to visit the nearest Iskcon temples and pray for the minorities of Bangladesh. God is our last resort …”
