Padubidri, Sept 02: Miscreants tied up the security personnel of a bank and barged into a mobile shop and jewelry shop and looted mobile phones and jewelry here on Saturday late night.

The thieves who barged into the mobile shop belonging to Rajesh looted 22 mobile phones worth Rs 1.80 lakh. Later, they entered into the Sri Dhanalakshmi Jewelry Shop belonging to Narayana Acharya and looted 8 gram gold and Rs 10,000 cash.

Threatened

While barging into the jewelry shop, the miscreants tied a security guard of Karnataka Bank ATM Lakshman near the shop and dumped him in the bush behind the building and fled the scene.

Lakshman said that “there were four-five members and wore T-shirts and half pants. After covering my face with the cloth and tying me, they threatened me with knife point and dumped me in the bush behind building. On Sunday morning, a person who came there to park his car noticed me as I was moaning and untied me”, he said.

DySP Belliyappa, CPI Halamurthy Rao, SI Sathish visited the spot and forensic experts and sniffer dog squad also visited the spot. Investigation is on.



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Dhaka: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has called on the Indian government to take immediate steps to secure the release of its priest, Chinmoy Krishna Das, detained by Bangladeshi authorities. The arrest occurred near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

Das, a prominent ISKCON leader and former divisional organising secretary for Chattogram, faces sedition charges stemming from an October 25 incident. According to a case filed on October 31, 19 individuals, including Das, allegedly placed a saffron flag over the Bangladeshi flag on the Independent Pillar (Shadhinata Smathamva) during a rally organised by the Hindu community under the banner Sanatan Jagaran Mancha.

ISKCON has strongly denied any involvement in terrorism, describing the allegations as "baseless and unacceptable." In a statement, ISKCON declared, "It is outrageous to make baseless allegations that ISKCON has anything to do with terrorism anywhere in the world. ISKCON urges the Government of India to engage with Bangladesh to secure the release of Sri Chinmoy Krishna Das."

Hindu communities in Bangladesh have staged protests demanding better legal protection and the establishment of a minority affairs ministry under the interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.

Meanwhile, Bangladeshi police have arrested two other suspects, Rajesh Chowdhury and Hriday Das, in connection with the case. The remaining accused include Ajay Dutta, Leela Raj Das Brahmachari, Gopal Das Tipu, and several others. ISKCON spokesperson Radharamn Das expressed concerns over Das's safety, stating that he had been moved to an undisclosed location by the police.