ISKCON clarified that Chinmoy was removed from all positions long ago due to violations of organizational discipline.

The High Court on Thursday declined to impose a ban on the activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Bangladesh, as reported by a local newspaper. This decision comes shortly after a lawyer was killed in a clash between security personnel and supporters of a Hindu leader arrested on sedition charges.

Iskcon had earlier expelled Chinmoy Krishna Das who was arrested earlier this week and was slapped with sedition charges. Bangladeshi media has reported that the sedition charges were levelled against Das because he flew a religious flag above Bangladesh's national flag in a religious congregation in Bangladesh.