A mosque was vandalised and shops and houses were attacked in the Panisagar sub-division of North Tripura district during a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) rally on Tuesday afternoon.
Additional inspector general (AIG) of police (law and order) Subrata Chakraborty said that a mosque was ransacked and a few shops and houses were vandalised during in Chamtila and Rowa Bazar areas under the Panisagar sub-division.
While the rally was ostensibly a protest against communal violence in Bangladesh, the scenes witnessed in the northeastern state were starkly reminiscent of the violence itself
“Some miscreants attacked a small mosque, some shops and some houses during the VHP rally. These shops and houses reportedly belong to families from the minority community. We have deployed an adequate number of police officers to maintain law and order. The incident took place near Chamtila and Rowa bazaar area. We have registered a case,” Chakraborty said.
He also said that heavy security has been deployed in all sensitive areas in the vicinity to avoid further deterioration of the situation.
He added that section 144 of the code of criminal procedure (CrPC), which prohibits the congregation of more than five people, was also clamped in the Panisagar sub-division.
The police officer has said that so far, no one has been arrested.
The Dharmanagar sub-divisional magistrate Kamales Dhar also clamped section 144 of the CrPC.
In the order copy, Dhar said, “As received instruction from the higher authority a strong apprehension of breach of peace and public tranquillity in Dharmanagar sub-division….it necessary to impose certain restrictions on movement of people in Dharmanagar sub-division… until further order.”
Earlier, on October 25, Tripura director general of police (DGP) V.S. Yadav said some “unknown miscreants” tried to disrupt communal harmony in the state but that their attempts were foiled due to the deployment of police forces.
“All the mosques across the state are under security coverage. Our police officers are in the field. So far, no fresh incidents occurred in the state. A few days ago, miscreants tried to create disturbance but due to police patrolling they couldn’t. Some miscreants are taking advantage of the situation to disrupt communal harmony and malign the government,” Yadav
Shekhar Datta, a veteran journalist, said some “miscreants” are trying to disrupt peace in the state using these rallies but denied that the attacks were a form of religious violence. He, however, said some people are trying to show their power by using the violence
is this THE INDIA we have made?
what about our pride when our masjids are being burn?
what about our pride when our shops are getting burn?
we are not the citizens of india?
questions must raise!
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