9 more arrested in joint forces’ raid in Ctg following clash

9 extra americans were arrested in connection with Tuesday’s conflict between supporters of ancient International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) chief Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari and police within the Chattogram court premises and Kotwali intersection.

The arrests were made at some level of overnight raids in diversified parts of the Kotwali police situation house, confirmed Chattogram Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner (Crime) Rais Uddin.

“Following the arrests of 27 americans on Tuesday night, they were sent to court after being charged in three conditions filed over the conflict with police,” Rais Uddin said.

“Among the many 27 detainees, seven suspects alive to on the extinguish of criminal skilled Alif and the police conflict were identified thru video footage. If the sufferer’s family recordsdata a case, these americans will additionally be charged with extinguish,” he added.

Earlier, a crew from the Detective Branch arrested Rajib Bhattacharjee, additionally known as Suman, among the suspects in Alif’s extinguish, on Tuesday night.

The violent altercation erupted at some level of an illustration held to forestall taking Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari to detention center, who became once earlier denied bail and sent to detention center in a sedition case.