A sedition case has been filed and two people have been arrested in connection with the incident of Hindutva activists hoisting a 'saffron flag' on the national flag hoisted at the New Market intersection in the port city of Chittagong, a famous port city of Bangladesh.

Law enforcement agencies and related intelligence agencies are also investigating whether there is any ulterior motive in capitalizing on a sensitive issue to hoist the saffron flag of ISKCON.

Meanwhile, a sedition case has been filed against 19 people, including Sanatan Jagran Mancha spokesperson Chinmayakrishna Brahmachari, in connection with the hanging of the saffron flag of Hindutva activists on the national flag.

On Wednesday (October 30), a person named Firoz Khan filed the case at the city's Kotwali police station under sections 120(b)/ 124(a)/ 153(a)/ 109/34 of the Penal Code.

The plaintiff has named 19 people and has named 15/20 unidentified people as accused. The Metropolitan Police has arrested two youths on this charge. The arrested are Rajesh Chowdhury (18) and Hridoy Das (25).

The Kotwali Police Station arrested them from the Sadarghat area of ​​the city on Wednesday (October 30) night.

Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of Chittagong Metropolitan Police Kazi Md. Tarek Aziz confirmed the arrest.

Additional Deputy Commissioner (Public Relations) of the Metropolitan Police Kazi Md. Tarek Aziz confirmed the matter and said that the police have already arrested two people named Rajesh Chowdhury and Hridoy Das in this case.

The context is that after the anti-discrimination movement, the national flag was tied to a stick in the city's New Market square. On October 25, another saffron flag was hung on the New Market flag on the day of the Bangladesh Sanatani Jagran Mancha rally at Laldighi ground.

The complaint filed by Firoz Ahmed states that on the day of the rally at Laldighi Ground, a saffron-colored religious flag of the 'communal religious group ISKCON' was placed over the national flag in New Market, which is 'a denial of the integrity' of the state.

The statement of the case alleges that the flag was desecrated in this way by showing contempt for the sovereignty of the country and denying the integrity of the country. By hoisting the religious flag over the national flag, the accused are creating an anarchic situation within the country and engaging in treasonous acts to render the country ineffective.

The context is that on Friday (October 25), a rally was held at Laldighi Maidan in Chittagong to fulfill the 8-point demands of the Sanatan community. After the rally, a group took out a procession and placed the saffron flag of Hindutva on the national flag on top of the Independence Pillar at the Chittagong New Market intersection. When the matter spread on social media, there was intense discussion and criticism about the desecration of the national flag. Later, the police acted promptly and arrested 2 youths involved in the incident.

It is worth noting that the National Flag Rules-1972 (amended 2010) state that no other flag or colored flag can be hoisted above the Bangladesh flag. Police said that this rule was violated by hoisting the saffron flag on the Independence Pillar in New Market.