Chinmoy Das denied bail in five cases
Earlier, Chinmoy's lawyer, Apurba Kumar Ghosh, sought bail citing health issues, emphasising the need for medical treatment
A court in Chattogram has rejected the bail application of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesperson of Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagaran Jote, in five cases, including the murder of lawyer Alif.
The decision came from the court of Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Abu Bakar Siddique around 1pm today (3 June), following a hearing.
Earlier, Chinmoy's lawyer, Apurba Kumar Ghosh, sought bail citing health issues, emphasising the need for medical treatment.
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Apurba Kumar stated that apart from a sedition case, Chinmoy faces five additional charges, including the murder of lawyer Alif and attacks on police.
He argued that Chinmoy was in jail during the incidents and thus not involved. However, after the hearing, the court denied bail in all five cases.
Apurba stressed the necessity of the bail for advanced medical care as Chinmoy is currently suffering from liver cirrhosis and other serious ailments.
Last year, on 25 October, Chinmoy led a large gathering of the Sanatan community in Chattogram. A few days later, on 31 October, a sedition case was filed against him and 18 others for allegedly disrespecting the national flag.
On 22 November, he led another significant rally in Rangpur. Subsequently, on 25 November, Chinmoy Krishna Das was arrested in Dhaka in connection with the sedition case.
The following day, a Chattogram court denied his bail and sent him to jail.
Following this bail rejection, clashes erupted between Chinmoy's followers and others. During this conflict, miscreants beat and hacked to death a lawyer named Saiful Islam Alif.
Subsequently, Alif's father, Jamal Uddin, filed a murder case naming 31 individuals. Additionally, five other cases were lodged for attacks on police, vehicle vandalism, obstruction of duties, assaults on lawyers and litigants, and cocktail explosions. Chinmoy was later shown as arrested in these five cases as well.
On 30 April, the High Court granted him bail in the sedition case, but the state appealed to the Appellate Division to suspend the bail, halting his release.
