The BFIU has frozen the accounts of Chinmoy Krishna and 16 other individuals associated with ISKCON
The BFIU has issued directives to banks and financial institutions.
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has frozen the bank accounts of 17 individuals associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), including Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesman for Sammilito Sanatan Jagaran Jote.
The BFIU issued instructions to banks and financial institutions, resulting in the suspension of all transactions from the accounts of these individuals for a period of 30 days.
The affected individuals include Chandan Kumar Dhar (alias Chinmoy Krishna Das), Kartik Chandra De, Anik Pal, Saroj Roy, Sushanta Das, Biswa Kumar Singha, Chandidas Bala, Jaydev Karmakar, Lipi Rani Karmakar, Sudhama Gaur Das, Laxman Kanti Das, Priyatosh Das, Rupan Das, Rupan Kumar Dhar, Ashish Purohit, Jagadish Chandra Adhikari, and Sajal Das.
Chinmoy, the principal of ISKCON Pundarik Dham in Hathazari, Chattogram, was detained in Dhaka on Monday. According to a post on Pundarik Dham's official Facebook page, he was reportedly taken by law enforcement officers from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The post, which included a photograph of Chinmoy, claimed that individuals identifying themselves as members of the Detective Branch (DB) were involved.
Chinmoy had previously spoken out as a representative of the Hindu community, condemning attacks on minorities following the fall of the Awami League government on August 5.
On October 25, he participated in a public meeting at Laldighi ground in Chattogram. Subsequently, a sedition case was filed against him and 19 others at the Kotwali Police Station on the night of October 30.
The Sanatani Jagran Mancha, another Hindu organization, had announced plans for a long march to Dhaka to demand the withdrawal of the case. However, the event was later postponed.
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