ISKCON priest lawyer was not killed in Bangladesh here fact check

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Saiful Islam Alif, the lawyer killed in Chittagong, Bangladesh, was not Chinmoy Das’s lawyer; Das was represented by advocate Subhasish Sharma.

What is the claim?

The Economic Times, Republic, opindia, first post including indians news outlets Reports and many social media Post It has been claimed that a Muslim lawyer representing ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari has been murdered during the recent violence in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Violence reportedly broke out in Bangladesh after Das’s arrest.

A post on X (archive Here), which included a video by Republic, said: “Muslim lawyer defending ISKCON’s Chinmoy Krishna Das murdered by Islamist mob outside Chittagong court. Bangladesh is worse than Pakistan. Has anyone yet I am also ashamed of being a Muslim.”

Archived versions of similar posts on X Here, Here And Here Can be seen. This claim is also going viral on Facebook, whose archive version is Here, Here And Here Can be seen.

ISKCON leader and spokesperson of Hindu group Samishta Sanatani Jot, Chinmoy Krishna Das, on November 25, 2024. treason Was arrested at Dhaka airport on charges of. Following this, protests took place in Chittagong, where his supporters demanded his release. On November 26, a local court refused to grant him bail. denied Due to which violence broke out, in which a lawyer was killed and several others were injured.

However, our investigation revealed that the lawyer killed in the clash was not Saiful Islam Alif Chinmay Das’s lawyer, but he was an Assistant Public Prosecutor in Chittagong Court. Advocate Subhasish Sharma represented Das.

How did we find out the truth?

from bangladesh News After investigating the reports, it was found that the name of the murdered lawyer was Saiful Islam, who was also known as Alif. He worked as an Assistant Public Prosecutor (APP), a post appointed by the government to represent the state in court.

Reports detail that violence broke out near the Chittagong Court complex after Chinmay Das’s bail was rejected. local media outlets prothom aloe Chittagong Lawyers Association President Nazim Uddin Chaudhary said, “The protesters caught Saiful Islam from the chamber and killed him.” Saiful was later declared dead at Chittagong Medical College.

Interim Government of Bangladesh Chief Advisor’s Press Wing A press note issued by (archive here) further refuted this claim, clarifying that Chinmay Das was represented by advocate Subhashish Sharma. The press note reads, “Some Indian media are claiming that lawyer Saiful Islam Alif, who was brutally murdered in Chittagong today, was representing Chinmoy Krishna Das. This claim is false and being spread with malicious intent. It has been revealed from the Vakalatnama submitted by Chinmay Krishna Das that Advocate Subhashish Sharma is his lawyer. Stay away from inflammatory, false reports.”

The post also contained Das’s Vakalatnama, an official document appointing his lawyer, which listed Subhashish Sharma as his legal representative.

Logically Facts contacted Muhammad Yunus Naeem Ali, Assistant Press Secretary to the Chief Advisor, who directed us to the official press note refuting the claim.

bbc bangla A report by PTI quoted Das’s lawyer Subhashish Sharma as confirming: “He (Das) has been taken to jail. Here, there was a crowd that wanted their freedom. The police attacked them, dispersed everyone and took Prabhu (Das) away in a jail van. “He was taken after 3:30.”

Chattogram Lawyers Association President Nazim Uddin Chaudhary also confirmed this to Logically Facts and said, “These statements are not true. Saiful had no connection with Krishna Das in any way. He practiced law regularly.”

Additionally, a local journalist in Dhaka confirmed on condition of anonymity that Saiful Islam was a public prosecutor recently appointed by the government and had no connection with Das’s case.

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The lawyer was not representing ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, who was killed in the recent violence in Chittagong. Advocate Saiful Islam was the assistant public prosecutor, while Das was represented by advocate Subhasish Sharma.

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