Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan on Wednesday urged unity in condemning the alleged arrest of ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh. The Jana Sena leader further called on Bangladesh’s interim leader and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to take action against what he described as “atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh".

Das was denied bail by a Bangladeshi court and sent to prison, triggering protests by Hindus in various locations. A lawyer was killed and several others were injured during clashes.

Chandan Kumar Dhar, also known as Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, former leader of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), was reportedly arrested on Monday afternoon from Dhaka airport in connection with a sedition case filed in Chattogram.