Sanatani leader Chinmoy Krishna detained in Dhaka

Police pick up the Hindu leader from Dhaka airport

Police have detained Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a Hindu priest and a religious minority leader in Bangladesh, from Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport.

A Facebook page associated with Pundarik Dham shared a photo of Chinmoy, claiming he was "picked up by individuals identifying as DB police from Dhaka airport."

Additional Commissioner Rezaul Karim Mallik of Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch confirmed that Chinmoy Krishna had been taken into custody.

He said, "He was detained based on a requisition following a complaint. He will be handed over to the designated police station accordingly."

The detective officer could not immediately specify the details of the allegations against Chinmoy.

Swatantra Gauranga Das Brahmachari, a leader of the alliance, told bdnews24.com, "Chinmoy Prabhu was supposed to fly from Dhaka to Chattogram. We have heard that police picked him up from the airport."

Chinmoy Krishna, principal of Chattogram’s Pundarik Dham, has been advocating on behalf of the Sanatani or Hindu community across Bangladesh, raising eight demands, including an end to minority persecution.

Following a public rally at Chattogram’s Laldighi Maidan on Oct 25, a sedition case was filed on Oct 30 against Chinmoy and 18 others at Kotwali Police Station.