Chinmoy Krishna Das, the leader of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) in Bangladesh, also popularly known as the Hare Krishna movement, was detained on sedition charge on Tuesday after the magistrate court of Kazi Shariful Islam denied him bail.

Police in Bangladesh’s capital have arrested a prominent Hindu leader who has been leading rallies demanding security for Hindus in the overwhelmingly Muslim nation since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country amid a mass uprising in August.

In Bangladesh, protests erupted following the arrest of Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das on charges including sedition. The demonstrations, predominantly in Dhaka and Chittagong, were met with teargas from police.

In Bangladesh, minority Hindus held protests in response to the arrest and denied bail of priest Chinmoy Prabhu, leading to clashes with security forces.