Another Hindu priest and ISKCON member, Shyam Das Prabhu, has been arrested in Chattogram, Bangladesh, just days after the detention of spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das on sedition charges. India has urged Bangladesh to ensure the protection of its minorities and fair judicial processes.

Two Iskcon priests were arrested in Bangladesh amidst rising tensions within the Hindu community. Radharamn Das, Iskcon Kolkata vice president, confirmed the arrests and reported that an Iskcon center in Bhairav was also vandalized.

ISKCON is yet to issue statement. Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das’s arrest in sedition case earlier this month led to widespread protests in Bangladesh.

Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, also known as Krishna Das Prabhu, is an ISKCON monk and prominent Hindu leader who was arrested in Bangladesh for his alleged involvement in protests against violence towards Hindus.

The arrest of a Hindu leader in Dhaka has been “misconstrued” and he was arrested on specific charges, Bangladesh has told a UN forum on minority issues, claiming that there has been no systematic attack on minorities in the country.

In a call to action, RSS has called upon the Bangladeshi authorities to take decisive steps in curbing violence against minorities and ensuring justice for the victims and immediate release of those unjustly imprisoned,

Chinmoy Krishna Das, spokesperson for the Bangladesh Sommilito Sanatan Jagaran Jot coalition, faces sedition charges for allegedly disrespecting the national flag during a rally.

India-Bangladesh-ISKCON: India will not be raising with Bangladesh the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a prominent monk of ISKCON Bangladesh who has been jailed on charges of sedition for allegedly insulting the country’s flag during a rally last month,

"Prabhu pronam," is how Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari greets most people, with a genuine warmth in his voice. Under the affable personality lay hidden a steely resolve, a glimpse of which the world got through the window of the prison van as the young Bangladeshi Hindu leader was being taken away from a court in Chattogram on Tuesday.

BJP leaders, spearheaded by Suvendu Adhikari, protested outside the Bangladesh High Commission in Kolkata over the arrest of ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das. They demanded his release, alleging religious persecution in Bangladesh.