Widespread protests broke out across Tripura on Wednesday against the alleged illegal arrest of Hindu leader and ISKCON member Chinmoy Krishna Das Prabhu in Bangladesh. Protestors also voiced anger over the rising violence and discrimination against Hindu minorities in the neighboring country.

Civil rights organizations in Tripura are demanding the release of ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, following his arrest in Bangladesh, amid growing concerns over the safety of Hindu minorities in the neighboring country.

Former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, state BJP President Rajib Bhattacharjee, various organisations and intellectuals criticised the Bangladesh government’s action against Hindu