Indian Protesters break into Bangladesh mission in Agartala India
Indian protesters broke into Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala in India during a massive rally in the Tripura capital on Monday.
The rally was organised under the Hindu Sangharsh Samity’s banner, which is an affiliate of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, reports hindustantimes.com.
The participants in the rally protested the arrest of former ISKON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das and demanded his immediate release and stoppage of attacks on religious minorities in Bangladesh, said the report available online.
India’s external affairs ministry issued a statement and said that the breach of premises at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala was ‘deeply regrettable.’
According to the report, the MEA said, ‘Diplomatic and consular properties should not be targeted under any circumstances.’
‘Government is taking action to step up security arrangements for the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi and their Deputy/Assistant High Commission in the country,’ it added.
VHP’s Tripura secretary Sankar Roy told reporters, ‘Since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government, attacks are being carried out on Hindu temples and Hindu houses and businesses are being looted in Bangladesh.’, mentioned the report.
‘Recently, ISKCON’s Chinmoy Prabhu raised voice against the atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh and was arrested and sent to prison on false charges. We want his unconditional release,’ Roy added, the report said.
He added that they wanted India’s ministry of external affairs to take up Chinmoy’s arrest on false charges and the attacks on Hindus with the Bangladesh government immediately and a memorandum on this issue was also submitted to Arif Mohammad, the Assistant High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Agartala, the report mentioned.
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