CHATTOGRAM, Oct 31, 2024 (BSS)- A  sedition case has been filed against 19 people including Chandan Kumar Dhar alias Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, Organizing Secretary of Chattogram Division of ISKCON, on the charge of disrespecting the national flag at the 'Swadhinata Stambha' at city’s New Market intersection area on Wednesday night.

Feroz Khan, a resident of city’s Mohra area under Chandgaon thana filed the case with Kotwali thana in the city.

Police detained two youths last night on charges of insulting the national flag

Besides Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, the other accused in the case are- Ajay Dutta, 34, Leela Raj Das Brahmachari, 48, Gopal Das Tipu, 38, Kathak Das, 40, Engineer Amit Dhar,38, Roni Das, 38, Rajiv Das, 32, Krishna Kumar Dutt, 52, Jiku Chowdhury, 40, Newton Dey, 38, Tushar Chakraborty, 28, Mithun Dey, 35, Rupon Dhar, 35, Rimon Dutt, 28, Sukant Das, 28, Biswajit Gupta, 42, Rajesh Chowdhury, 28 and Hriday Das 25.

Among them, Rajesh and Hridoy were detained in the Sadarghat area by police on that night.

CMP Additional Deputy Commissioner Kazi Tarek Aziz confirmed matter to the journalists today.

According to the statement of the case, a group of youths reportedly installed a saffron-coloured flag over the Bangladeshi flag on the Independence Pillar at Zero Point, in city’s New Market Junction during a rally organized by the Hindu community under the banner "Sanatan Jagaran Mancha", on October 25.

Images of the flag being covered went viral on social media, sparking criticism from various groups.

Fazlul Quader Chowdhury, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kotwali thana said a sedition case has been filed with Kotwali thana on Wednesday night for disrespecting the national flag hung on the Independence Pillar at Zero Point, in city’s New Market Junction during a rally.

After seeing the video footage, two of the accused were identified and arrested from Sadarghat area of ??the city on Wednesday night.
 
Meanwhile, protesting the case, Chattogram Division of ISKCON organized a protest rally at city’s Charagi crossing area and set ultimatum to withdraw the sedition case within next four days otherwise they will be brought a tougher programme on the occasion.