Indian authorities have arrested seven people and suspended four police officers for their alleged involvement in the attack on Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala, reports hindustantimes.com.
The police said on Tuesday that a case was filed under sections 132 (assault), 189 (2) (unlawful assembly), 191 (guilty of rioting), 329 (3) (guilty of criminal trespass) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) against the suspects, including Jhutan Das (Golchakkar border), Ujjwal Das (Dashamighat), Diptanil Bhowmik (Abhoynagar), Surja Das (Amtali), Alak Majumder (SDO Chowmuhani), Pradip Saha (79 Tilla), and Jhulan Malakar (Belonia), read the report available online.
The police are also looking for other suspects.
According to the report, three sub-inspectors were suspended, and a deputy superintendent of police was 鈥榗losed鈥� and instructed to report to the police headquarters for alleged negligence, according to West Tripura SP Kiran Kumar K.
鈥楢 departmental proceeding against sub-inspectors (UB) Dilu Jamatia and Joynal Hossain, and sergeant (UB) Debabrata Sinha is under contemplation pending enquiry against them for their negligence in duty on 02-12-2024 at Bangladesh Assistant High Commission,鈥� said Kumar, mentioned the report.
On December 2, a group of people protesting under the banner of Hindu Sangharsh Samity near the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala against the arrest of former ISKON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das and alleged attacks on minorities in Bangladesh broke through the police cordon and barged into the office premises.
Dhaka has deeply resented the violent demonstration and attack.
