The deceased was an assistant public prosecutor in the port city Chattogram.

Lawyer hacked to death by Hindu ISKCON extremists in Bangladesh
[Credit: Ekhon TV]


In Chittagong, fights between law enforcement agents, attorneys, and followers of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sommilito Sanatani Jagaran Jote, resulted in the death of one lawyer and six injuries.

The event happened on Tuesday afternoon.

The dead was Saiful Islam, popularly known as Alif, a 35-year-old assistant public prosecutor. Saiful, the son of Jamal Uddin, was born in Chunati, Lohagara.

Dr. Nibedita Ghosh, duty doctor at Chittagong Medical College Hospital's emergency department, verified the development to the Dhaka Tribune. "The injured are undergoing treatment at the hospital."

The wounded include Sribas Das, Sharku Das, Choton, Sujit Ghosh, Utpal, and Enamul Haque.

The altercation began on Tuesday afternoon, when a judge ordered Chinmoy's imprisonment.

During the hearings, Chinmoy Krishna's defence team applied for bail.

However, following a hearing, the judge denied the plea and ordered his immediate transportation to jail.

Following his attorneys' plea, the court ordered the prison officials to give him with separate amenities and enable him to practice his religion.

Following the court ruling, law enforcement authorities, including the police, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), and the army, were unable to transport the prison van from the courthouse to the jail.

As he was led away in a police vehicle, Chinmoy Krishna addressed the audience using a hand microphone, encouraging people to remain calm and avoid activities that may destabilize the state.

Around 2:45pm, law officers deployed sound grenades, tear gas shells, and baton charges to disperse the protestors.

This resulted in a series of chases and counter-chases. Later, when Chinmoy Krishna's prison van was being driven to jail, fresh clashes erupted between his supporters, police, and attorneys.

Mohammad Hasan, a lawyer who observed the events, claimed that during the fights, protestors assaulted Alif with sharp weapons. He was later transported to a hospital.

When contacted for response, Liaquat Ali, Deputy Commissioner of City Police, acknowledged one fatality but claimed the reason was still being investigated.

Lawyers protested the murder in the courthouse at 6 p.m. and asked for a day off work on Wednesday.

Chinmoy Krishna Brahmachari was apprehended on Monday afternoon near the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital.

He is charged with sedition at the Kotwali police station and has been detained in connection with the case.

On October 25, Sanatani Jagran Jote conducted a public demonstration in Chittagong's Laldighi Maidan, which triggered the sedition case. The complaint, filed on October 30, identified Chinmoy Krishna and 19 others.
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