9 people held in clashes in connection with murder of lawyer

Main suspect identified in lawyer’s murder case

The main accused in Islam’s murder has been identified as Chandan Das, who was caught in courthouse CCTV footage attacking Islam with a sharp weapon.

The violence erupted after Chinmoy, a spokeswoman for Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagran Jote, was denied bail and sent to prison for allegedly disrespecting the national flag.

His supporters protested his detention by obstructing the movement of his prison van, leading to clashes in which at least 37 people were injured, including ten police officers.

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In view of the unrest, joint forces arrested 30 people across Chattogram for verification as part of ongoing investigations.

Later, some groups called for a ban on ISKCON Bangladesh.

However, ISKCON said that Das had been expelled from the organization prior to his arrest for violating organizational discipline and denied any involvement in the unrest.