Tripura: 7 arrested, 3 police officers suspended after vandalism at Bangladesh diplomatic mission

The Tripura Police on Tuesday arrested seven persons and suspended three police officers in connection with the vandalism of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala a day earlier, The Indian Express reported.

The commission also said that it had suspended all consular and visa services until further notice “given the security situation”.

Bangladesh’s foreign ministry also summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma during the day, The Daily Star reported. After meeting Acting Foreign Secretary Riaz Hamidullah in Dhaka, Verma said that India and Bangladesh had a “wide-ranging and multi-faceted relationship” that cannot be reduced to one issue.

“We want to build on the dependencies [between the countries] to mutual benefit,” Verma added.

The developments came after protestors from a group called the Hindu Sangharsh Samiti on Monday breached the security arrangements at the diplomatic mission in Agartala, pulled down Bangladesh’s national flag and damaged property.

Departmental proceedings have been initiated for negligence against the three suspended police officers, identified as Sub-Inspectors Dilu Jamatia and Joynal Hossain and Sergeant Debabrata Sinha.

Additional security personnel were deployed and patrolling was carried out near the diplomatic mission.

The suspected assailants have been charged with assaulting public servants on duty, unlawful assembly, rioting and criminal trespassing under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

The Hindu Sangharsh Samiti was protesting the arrest of Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in the Bangladeshi city...

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