Chinmoy Krishna Das granted bail in one case
The order was issued by Chattogram Judicial Magistrate Shakhawat Hossain after a hearing, court officials said.
Chinmoy Krishna Das, the suspended Iskcon leader and spokesperson of Bangladesh Sammilito Sanatani Jagran Jote, has been granted bail in one case today (16 April) while remaining in custody in Chattogram jail.
The order was issued by Chattogram Judicial Magistrate Shakhawat Hossain after a hearing, court officials said.
According to court sources, the case was filed by BNP leader and former minister Moir Nasir Uddin, alleging land grabbing, intimidation and assault in the Mekhla area of Hathazari upazila.
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The case, filed in 2023, named Chinmoy Krishna Das and five others as accused. After the investigation, the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) submitted its report.
Court bench assistant Mizanur Rahman confirmed that the bail petition filed on behalf of Chinmoy Krishna Das was granted after a hearing.
However, he still faces multiple other cases, including one over the killing of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif, along with at least six pending cases against him.
Earlier, on 7 April, the court had allowed a petition to show him arrested in the case.
Notably, violence erupted on 26 November 2024, following a sedition case over alleged disrespect to the national flag, during which lawyer Saiful Islam was beaten and stabbed to death. Following the incident, his father, Jamal Uddin, filed a murder case naming 31 individuals.
