No mosque was burnt in Tripura Police
Agartala Oct 28 PTI Two days after a mosque was vandalised during a Vishwa Hindu Parishad rally in Chamtilla in Panisagar sub-division of North Tripura district Tripura police on Thursday appealed to people to not spread rumors and fake pictures on the incident pointing out that no mosque was burnt there as was being made out in fake photographs posted on social mediaThe Tripura police force through its official twitter ID said fake social media IDs are being used to spread rumours and fake news and clarified that the law and order situation in the state is absolutely normal During yesterdays protest rally in Panisagar no masjid mosque was burnt and the picture being shared of burning or damaged masjid or collection of sticks etc are all fake news Tripura Police tweetedThe police force said some vested interests are trying to disturb the peaceful communal situation of Tripura we request every citizen to help in maintaining law and order and peace Tripuras Director General of Police V S Yadav had earlier stressed that the situation is peaceful in North Tripura barring some previous stray incidentsProhibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC were promulgated in Panisagar and neighbouring Dharmanagar sub-divisions following the incident at Chamtilla area in North Tripura districtAll the mosques across the state are under security cover now We are keeping a vigil on the situation Yadav had said on WednesdayA mosque was vandalised and two shops were set ablaze at Chamtilla on Tuesday evening during a VHP rally taken out to protest against recent violence against Hindus in neighbouring BangladeshThree houses and a few shops reportedly owned by members of the minority community were also ransacked in nearby Rowa Bazar North Tripura Superintendent of Police Bhanupada Chakraborty had saidNow the situation in North Tripura district is peaceful We have beefed up security and police protection for all mosques in the district Prohibitory orders under Section 144 CRPc were promulgated at Panisagar and Dharmanagar subdivisions for an indefinite period Chakraborty had told PTITripura State Jamiat Ulama a branch of all-India organisation Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind that seeks to protect Islamic beliefs identity heritage and places of worship confirmed that police protection has been given to all mosques of North TripuraThe government is working to maintain peace in the state Tripura State Jamiat Ulama president Mufti Tayebur Rahman saidAssistant inspector general of police Law and Order Subrata Chakraborty also that all district heads of police were asked to provide security to mosques and organise regular patrolling in vulnerable areas PTI JOY JRC JRC
Agartala Oct 28 PTI Two days after a mosque was vandalised during a Vishwa Hindu Parishad rally in Chamtilla in Panisagar sub-division of North Tripura district Tripura police on Thursday appealed to people to not spread rumors and fake pictures on the incident pointing out that no mosque was burnt there as was being made out in fake photographs posted on social mediaThe Tripura police force through its official twitter ID said fake social media IDs are being used to spread rumours and fake news and clarified that the law and order situation in the state is absolutely normal During yesterdays protest rally in Panisagar no masjid mosque was burnt and the picture being shared of burning or damaged masjid or collection of sticks etc are all fake news Tripura Police tweetedThe police force said some vested interests are trying to disturb the peaceful communal situation of Tripura we request every citizen to help in maintaining law and order and peace Tripuras Director General of Police V S Yadav had earlier stressed that the situation is peaceful in North Tripura barring some previous stray incidentsProhibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC were promulgated in Panisagar and neighbouring Dharmanagar sub-divisions following the incident at Chamtilla area in North Tripura districtAll the mosques across the state are under security cover now We are keeping a vigil on the situation Yadav had said on WednesdayA mosque was vandalised and two shops were set ablaze at Chamtilla on Tuesday evening during a VHP rally taken out to protest against recent violence against Hindus in neighbouring BangladeshThree houses and a few shops reportedly owned by members of the minority community were also ransacked in nearby Rowa Bazar North Tripura Superintendent of Police Bhanupada Chakraborty had saidNow the situation in North Tripura district is peaceful We have beefed up security and police protection for all mosques in the district Prohibitory orders under Section 144 CRPc were promulgated at Panisagar and Dharmanagar subdivisions for an indefinite period Chakraborty had told PTITripura State Jamiat Ulama a branch of all-India organisation Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind that seeks to protect Islamic beliefs identity heritage and places of worship confirmed that police protection has been given to all mosques of North TripuraThe government is working to maintain peace in the state Tripura State Jamiat Ulama president Mufti Tayebur Rahman saidAssistant inspector general of police Law and Order Subrata Chakraborty also that all district heads of police were asked to provide security to mosques and organise regular patrolling in vulnerable areas PTI JOY JRC JRC
