Day after Bangladesh mission breach, Tripura suspends, withdraws cops; detains seven

Guwahati: Tripura government on Tuesday suspended three police officers, withdrew an officer of assistant commandant rank and detained seven persons over the breach of security at the Bangladesh assistant high commission (AHC) office in Agartala during protests the previous day.

The development comes amid protests across different parts of northeastern India against the reported hostilities against Hindus in Bangladesh. A senior official in the Tripura government said an inquiry into Monday's incident has been ordered and the deputy inspector general (DIG), Southern Range, would conduct the probe.

"Three sub-inspector of police - Dilu Jamatia, Debabrata Sinha, and Joynal Hossain - were suspended while assistant commandant (a DSP-rank officer) Kanti Nath Ghosh was withdrawn from his posting by the West Tripura District superintendent of police, Kiran Kumar K," the official said.


Officials said seven persons were detained in connection with the breach of security at the AHC office.

According to the official, a delegation of 'Hindu Sangharsh Samiti' met AHC officials on Monday and submitted a memorandum, urging the caretaker government of Bangladesh to stop the alleged atrocities on the Hindu community. During this time, some activists forcefully entered the complex AHC and reportedly "desecrated" the Bangladesh national flag, before the police drove them out.

Chief minister Manik Saha condemned the breach of security at the Bangladesh AHC office. In social media posts, he said: "Peaceful agitations/protests can continue, but such behaviour is absolutely not desirable."

Bangladesh AHC in Agartala on Tuesday suspended all visa and consular services until further notice due to "security situation".

An apex body of hotels and restaurant owners in Tripura has decided not to provide accommodation and services to Bangladeshi nationals.