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  • Violence broke out in Bangladesh after the arrest of ISKON religious leader Chinmay Krishna Das. Amid this, a Bangladeshi Muslim lawyer Saifullah Islam died in the violence. Claim: Social media users have shared that the deceased Saifullah Islam was the lawyer fighting on behalf of Das. Who shared it?: Apart from social media users, news outlets such as Republic, FirstPost and OpIndia shared this claim, as well. What we found: We searched the keywords related to this news on Google. We found a report from Bangladesh news website Somoy News, which stated that the Chaigaon Metropolitan Police had denied reports that the deceased Islam was Das's lawyer. According to a report published in Dhaka Tribune, Bangladesh government organisation CA Press Wing has also termed these news and claims as "false." We checked the official Facebook page CA Press Wing Facts in which these claims were refuted and the name of Das's lawyer was revealed. It read, "Some Indian media are claiming that Advocate Saiful Islam Alif, who was brutally murdered in Chittagong today, was representing Chinmoy Krishna Das. This claim is false and is being spread with malicious intent. The vokalatnama submitted by Chinmoy Krishna Das in the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court shows that Advocate . We request everyone to refrain from any inflammatory, false reports." (sic.) Along with this, CA Press Wing presented a vokalatnama, a legal document, according to which the name of Das' lawyer was We have also contacted lawyer Subhashish Sharma to confirm the matter, this report will be updated once we receive his response. Conclusion: A false claim has gone viral that lawyer Saiful Islam, who was killed in the recent violence in Bangladesh, was the lawyer of ISCKON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das. (Not convinced of a post or information you came across online and want it verified? Send us the details on , or e-mail it to us at and we'll fact-check it for you. You can also read all our fact-checked stories .) (At The Quint, we question everything. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member today.)
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