Protests sparked in Finland's Helsinki over the arrest of Hindu monk Prabhu Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh earlier this week. A group of Indians in the country gathered together in support of the Hindu religious leader with placards reading 'Hindu Lives Matter.

The arrest of ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh has brought the spotlight on the plight of Hindus amid escalating communal tensions post the August 5 coup. Das, accused of sedition, was leading protests against atrocities on minorities.

ISKCON Bangladesh has strongly condemned the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishnadas and the violence perpetrated against the minority community.