Kolkata: ISKCON members hold candlelight vigil to protest attack on devotees in B'desh

Members of ISKCON Kolkata held a candlelight vigil and sang kirtans on Sunday to protest an attack on devotees in Bangladesh.

Members of ISKCON Kolkata on Sunday demonstrated outside Bangladesh Deputy High Commission here, seeking action against miscreants who attacked its temple in the neighbouring country two days ago, reportedly leaving one person dead and many injured.

The protesters, numbering around 100, took out a candlelight march, sang kirtans to the accompaniment of 'khol kartal' and chanted ‘Hare Krishna’ before the office in Beckbagan area for around two hours as the police barricaded its entrance.