Bangladesh Immigration Police intercepted 54 members of ISKCON at the border who were traveling to India with valid passports and visas. These people were going to India to participate in a religious event. In this regard, the Immigration Police says that despite having valid passports and visas, they did not have special permission from the government.
An officer of the Benapole Immigration Police told the Daily Star newspaper – We spoke to the special branch of the police. From where we got instructions not to allow ISKCON members to cross the border. A group of devotees from different districts of the country reached the Benapole border to go to India. They waited for hours to cross the border at Benapole, but were later told they did not have permission to do so.
ISKCON member Saurabh Tapandar Chelly said – We were going to participate in a religious program organized in India, but immigration officials stopped us citing lack of government permission.
Four members of ISKCON have been arrested so far On the other hand, Kolkata ISKCON spokesperson Radharaman Das has claimed the arrest of 4 ISKCON members in Bangladesh so far. Posting a picture of four Hindu priests, Radharman Das wrote – Do they look like terrorists? All these have been arrested by Bangladesh Police without any reason.
However, apart from Chinmay Prabhu, Bangladesh has not yet made any official comment on the arrest or detention of other ISKCON members.
Bangladesh ISKCON severed ties with Chinyam Prabhu Protests are ongoing in different parts of Bangladesh over the release of Hindu priest Chinmoy Prabhu. At the same time, ISKCON Bangladesh has distanced itself from Chinmaya Prabhu. General Secretary Charu Chandra Das Brahmachari said Chinmoy has been removed from all posts in the organization for breach of discipline.
Bank accounts of 17 people associated with ISKCON seized According to news agency PTI, the Yunus administration has seized the bank accounts of 17 people linked to ISKCON for 30 days. This includes the account of Chinmoy Prabhu. The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) sent its instructions to various banks on Thursday.
The Financial Intelligence Agency has asked the Central Bangladesh Bank to send the transaction information from the accounts of all these 17 people within 3 days.
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'We did not separate them from ourselves': Bangladesh ISKCON's clarification on Chinmay Prabhu; Yesterday said – We have no relation with Chinmoy
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has clarified its stance on religious leader Chinmaya Krishna Prabhu Das. ISKCON issued a statement on social media on Friday night saying that Chinmay Prabhu is not an official member of the organization, but supports their rights and freedom. The organization has not and will not distance itself from Chinmaya Prabhu.
Chinmoy Prabhu has been arrested in Bangladesh on charges of sedition. After his arrest, there is an atmosphere of tension in the entire country. The cancellation of his bail application also led to violence in many places. Following this on Thursday, ISKCON Bangladesh distanced itself from Chinmoy Prabhu.
ISKCON Bangladesh General Secretary Charu Chandra Das Brahmachari said that Chinmay has been removed from all posts in the organization due to breach of discipline. They do not take responsibility for any of their statements or reactions. Since then ISKCON has been under criticism. (…)
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