Charges framed against 38 including Chinmoy

Police has pressed charges implicating 38 accused, including former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, in the sensational murder case of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif.

Assistant Commission (AC-Kotwali Zone) of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) and investigation officer of the case Mahfuzur Rahman submitted the chargesheet on Tuesday.

He said three of the 31 accused named in the case were excluded from the chargesheet as their affiliation to the murder was not found.

He, however, said names of 10 more accused were added to the chargesheet as their involvement was found during the investigation, totalling the number of implicated accused to 38.

On November 26 last, tensions spread on Chattogram court premises when followers of Chinmoy Das intercepted a prison van carrying the former ISKCON leader after his bail prayer was rejected by a court in the sedition case.

Lawyer Alif was stabbed to death during a clash between law enforcers and Chinmoy’s supporters over the matter on the court premises.