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Bangladesh Monk Gets Five-Hour Parole For Mother’s Funeral
Chinmoy Krishna Das is a Hindu monk from Bangladesh who has been in jail for nearly two years.
His mother became very sick and wanted to see him.
Officials did not allow him to visit her before she died.
After her death, he was allowed to leave jail for five hours.
He went to her funeral and visited a temple.
A video showed him crying and touching a religious statue’s feet.
Das still cannot leave jail permanently because several criminal cases remain against him.
His supporters say he is being treated unfairly, while authorities say legal cases are preventing his release.
Chinmoy Krishna Das was granted five hours outside jail to attend his mother’s funeral and last rites.
His 71-year-old mother, Sandhya Rani Dhar, died after authorities rejected a request for him to visit her while she was ill.
Das cried and touched a Radha-Krishna idol’s feet at Pundarik Dham temple before returning to custody.
He faces six criminal cases, including sedition and murder, and remains jailed despite bail in four cases.
The murder case concerns the killing of prosecutor Saiful Islam Alif during protests following Das’s arrest.
- Who
- Bangladeshi Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, his late mother Sandhya Rani Dhar, and Bangladeshi authorities.
- What
- Das received five-hour parole to attend his mother’s funeral and last rites after being denied permission to visit her while she was ill.
- Where
- Chattogram, Bangladesh, including Pundarik Dham temple and the Chattogram jail system.
- When
- This week; his mother died on Thursday, and Das was arrested in November 2024.
- Why
- He was temporarily released to attend his mother’s funeral, but remains detained because other criminal cases against him are ongoing.
Family and Supporters
Authorities and Legal Proceedings
Request to visit his mother
Family and Supporters
Das’s family said he should have been allowed to see his seriously ill mother, whose final wish was to meet him.
Authorities and Legal Proceedings
The administration reportedly said there was no provision for parole for a prisoner to visit a sick relative.
Das’s continued detention
Family and Supporters
His supporters have demanded minority rights, safety, and protection from civil unrest and have criticized his prolonged incarceration.
Authorities and Legal Proceedings
Authorities continue to hold him because his sedition bail remains stayed and a murder case is being tried.
Key facts
- Parole duration
- Five hours
- Mother
- Sandhya Rani Dhar, aged 71
- Arrest
- November 2024
- Charges
- Six criminal cases, including sedition and murder
- Bail status
- The High Court granted bail in four cases, but other cases have blocked his release.
- Funeral location
- Pundarik Dham in Chattogram
- Victim in murder case
- Government prosecutor Saiful Islam Alif
Quotes
Anjan Kumar Dhar
Brother of Chinmoy Krishna Das
“My mother is gone. My brother could not even see his mother while she was alive.”
NDTV
Sources
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