ISKCON chaplain Chinmoy Krishna Das Prabhu has been arrested in Bangladesh. A lawyer has died during a protest in Chittagong after the arrest of Chinmay Krishna Das. The slain lawyer has been identified as Saiful Islam alias Alif (age 35).
- Meanwhile, claims are being made on social media that Saiful Islam alias Alif Chinmoy was Krishna Das's lawyer.
- Many verified and non-verified users are sharing tweets related to this claim on X (formerly Twitter).
X User Prem Kumar Tyagi Sanatani tweeted a clip from News 18 Hindi channel and wrote – Chinmay Prabhu Das protested arrest in Bangladesh, lathicharged, grenade thrown and his lawyer killed. Government of India has expressed concern over this incident, I have also expressed concern, so what is the difference between me and the government. (Archive Tweet)
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In the video tweeted by the users, the anchor can also be heard saying, 'It is being claimed that the lawyer of Chinmoy Krishna Das has died.'
Dr. A former user named Guddu Srivastava tweeted while sharing a clip from Republic News Bangla – Killing of a Muslim lawyer defending ISKCON's Chinmay Krishna Das. (Archive Tweet)
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At the same time, a verified X user named Kashmiri Hindu wrote in his tweet – ISKCON's Muslim lawyer Chinmoy Krishna Das was killed outside the Chittagong court. The condition of Bangladesh is worse than that of Pakistan. (Archive Tweet)
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By the time the news was written, Kashmiri Hindu's tweet had been liked by 10 thousand people. At the same time, 4100 people reposted it.
A similar claim has been made by an X user named Advaita Kala. Advait writes in a tweet – Chinmoy Prabhu's lawyer dies in Bangladesh. Hindus are not safe in Bangladesh and neither are those who protect them. (Archive Tweet)
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What is the truth of viral claims? We checked media reports from Bangladesh to verify the viral claim. us during the investigation From the Dhaka Tribune Found an article. The fact check unit under the press wing of Mohammad Yunus, chief adviser to Bangladesh, stated in the article CA Press Wing Facts It has been said that Saiful Islam, the lawyer who died in the recent protest, was not the lawyer of Chinmoy Krishna Das. Chinmoy Krishna's lawyer name is Shubashish Sharma. (Archive Link)
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us in the next phase of investigation CA Press Wing Facts A Facebook post was found by , which refuted the viral claim and stated that the name of Chinmay Krishna Das Prabhu's lawyer is Shubashish Sharma, not Saiful Islam.
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- It is clear that the lawyer who died during the protest in Chittagong was not the lawyer of ISKCON chaplain Chinmoy Krishna Das Prabhu. The viral claim is false and misleading.
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