The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Chattogram on Wednesday allowed the police to take 12 followers of expelled ISKCON organiser Chinmoy Krishna Das in custody for interrogation in the case of assaulting police and obstructing them from discharging their duties.
Additional chief metropolitan magistrate Hasan Shahriar passed the order in the morning, said Mofizur Rahman, additional deputy commissioner (prosecution) of Chattogram Metropolitan Police.
The accused are Aman Das, Rumit Das, Nayan Das, Gagan Das, Sumit Das, Bishal Das, Sonu Das, Sumon Das, Rajesh Das, Durlav Das, Joy Nath, and Ajay Sutradhar Chowdhury.
ADC Mofizur Rahman said, 鈥楾he accused were produced before the court in a case filed by Kotwali Police Station. Although a seven-day remand was sought, the court approved a six-day remand following a hearing.鈥�
Meanwhile, another case has been filed in connection with the recent clash between police and supporters of Chinmoy in the Chattogram court area.聽
The case named 29 individuals, identifying them as leaders and activists of the banned Chhatra League, Juba League, Swechchhasebak League, Awami League, and ISKCON. Additionally, 40 to 50 unidentified individuals have been implicated.聽
Businessman Mohammad Ullah Chowdhury, a resident of the Khulshi area, lodged the complaint on Tuesday evening with the Kotwali police station, said Kazi Md Tarek Aziz, Additional Deputy Commissioner of CMP.
He said, in the newly filed case, 29 individuals, including two former ward councilors, have been named as accused.
Earlier on Monday, the court had approved a seven-day remand for eight other suspects in a separate case involving an attack on police personnel.
On November 26, the Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Chattogram rejected Chinmoy鈥檚 bail petition in a sedition case and ordered him to be sent to jail.
Saiful Islam Alif, a Chattogram court member, was stabbed indiscriminately during the clash between law enforcement agencies and followers of Chinmoy on the day.
With latest one, six cases were filed so far over Saiful Islam Alif鈥檚 killing near court premises and vandalism and other offences.
The police have filed three of the cases and victim families filed the rest two, while 38 people have been arrested in connection with Saiful killing.