3 cops suspended over attack on Bangladesh mission in Tripura
The Tripura government of India’s northeast state on Tuesday suspended three police officers, withdrew a senior officer from his post and detained seven people after the security breach at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala stepped up the tension between New Delhi and Dhaka.
About 50 people, who participated in a massive protest against the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in Agartala on Monday, entered the premises of the high commission. This drew a sharp response from the interim government of Bangladesh. Dhaka alleged that local police were "not found to be active in containing the situation". It said the incident had left the mission staff with a "deep sense of insecurity" and called upon New Delhi to take "immediate action", reports NDTV.
The Ministry of External Affairs of India responded that the incident is "deeply regrettable". "Diplomatic and consular properties should not be targeted under any circumstances. Government is taking action to step up security arrangements for the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi and their Deputy/Assistant High Commissions in the country," a statement said.
A top Tripura police officer has said the BJP government in the border state has ordered an inquiry into Monday's incident. Three sub-inspectors -- Dilu Jamatia, Debabrata Sinha, and Joynal Hossain -- have been suspended and Assistant Commandant Kanti Nath Ghosh has been withdrawn from his posting. The officer said the action against the four officers was taken on the grounds of negligence.
The number of cops at the Bangladesh mission in Agartala has been stepped up after yesterday's incident. Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha has slammed the incident and said while peaceful protests are allowed, such acts are absolutely unacceptable.
Notably, Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, the spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sammilito Sanatan Jagaron Jote, was arrested by Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police (DB) on November 25 in the airport area, Dhaka, in a treason case filed in Chattogram over allegations of disrespecting the national flag. He was later handed over to the Chattogram Metropolitan Police.
