ISKCON temples and communities around the world held special kirtans on Sunday to pray for the protection of their followers and members of other religious minorities in Bangladesh. At the Radha Gopinath temple, Girgaon Chowpatty, around 1,500 devotees gathered for special prayers.

ISKCON followers held prayers and 'kirtan' at its Albert Road centre in Kolkata to highlight the plight of Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh, where they are suffering atrocities.

ISKCON's mass prayers in hundreds of temples come in the backdrop of unconfirmed reports of the arrest of three more ISKCON priests, days after the arrest of spiritual leader Chinmay Das.

At the ISKCON temple in Kolkata, devotees gathered for prayers and kirtans to seek Lord Krishna's intervention as the attacks on Hindus have increased in the last few weeks.

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that India has consistently and strongly raised the issue of targeted attacks on Hindus and other minorities with Bangladesh government.