STAFF CORRESPONDENT

The High Court yesterday rejected a bail petition filed by former ISKCON leader Chandan Kumar Dhar, also known as Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, in a murder case.

The case was filed with Chattogram Kotwali Police Station after Advocate Saiful Islam Alif was beaten and hacked to death on November 26, 2024, during violent clashes near the Chattogram Court Building.

The HC bench of Justice KM Zahid Sarwar and Justice Sheikh Abu Taher rejected the petition as the trial court has started recording statements of witnesses in the case, said Chinmoy’s lawyer Apurba Kumar Bhattacharya.