Violent Clashes Erupt at Chattogram Court as Former ISKCON Leader’s Supporters Protest Sedition Charges
Chattogram, Bangladesh – A confrontation between law enforcement and followers of former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari turned violent on Tuesday, resulting in the death of a trainee lawyer and injuries to 25 others. The clash erupted on the premises of the Chattogram court during proceedings to send Chinmoy to jail on charges of sedition. The deceased, identified as 35-year-old Saiful Islam Alif, succumbed to multiple stab wounds to his neck and head, according to Nibedita Ghosh, the duty doctor at Chattogram Medical College Hospital. Additional Deputy Commissioner Kazi Md Tarek Aziz of Chattogram … Read more