Apr 13, 2025 01:56 PM IST
Police mentioned that the protest rally was organised with out permission and eight individuals, allegedly concerned within the incident, have been detained
At the least 5 cops sustained accidents throughout protests in opposition to Waqf (Modification) Act at Kailasahar in Unakoti district and Sonamura in Sepahijala district in Tripura on Saturday, officers mentioned.
Safety forces personnel guard in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district after violence erupted within the space following protests over Waqf Act. (PTI)
Eight individuals, allegedly concerned within the incident, have been detained, officers added.
Prohibitory orders have been imposed underneath Part 163 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita ( BNS) to limit public motion within the space and safety personnel from Tripura State Rifles (TSR) and central armed drive have been deployed to carry the state of affairs underneath management.
Police mentioned that the protest rally was organised with out permission. The protesters have been requested to limit their rally in areas that fall underneath Irani police station and never at Kailasahar as it’s a combined habitation of each minority and non-minority inhabitants.
“As the rally reached Kubjhar, a barricade was deployed by the cops and security personnel. The protesters started pushing the cops to cross the barricade and started throwing stones, bottles, and shoes at the police who were present on the spot. As a result, five police and TSR personnel sustained injuries. The police fired tear gas and resorted to lathi charge after which the protesters escaped from there,” mentioned a senior police official on the situation of anonymity.
Unakoti district superintendent of police (SP) Sudhambika R and DIG (Northern Vary) Rati Ranjan Debnath rushed to the realm to evaluate the state of affairs.
In a separate incident at Sonamura, a bunch of protesters got here face-to-face with Hearth Service personnel driving a hearth tender to attend a name.
For the previous few days, a sequence of anti-Waqf (Modification) Invoice protests underneath completely different organisations akin to ‘Nagarik Committee and Joint Motion Committee have been organised all through Tripura.
