Agartala Nov 27 PTI Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Saturday asked Director General of Police VS Yadav to review the cases against the 102 social media users including four Supreme Court lawyers who were booked under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA for their posts on purported religious vandalism in the state a senior official saidThe DGP then directed the Crime Branch which is investigating these cases to review the matters and submit a report the official of the Chief Ministers Office saidIf it is found that the accused persons deliberately attempted to spread rumour and disturb communal harmony police were instructed to deal the cases with firm hands However if enough evidence is not found their cases may be dropped the official saidThe state government has alleged that a group with vested interest from outside had hatched a conspiracy against the administration to create unrest in Tripura and malign its image by uploading fake photographs of a burning mosque on social media after an incident on October 26A mosque was vandalised and two shops were set ablaze on that day at Chamtilla during a Vishva Hindu Parishad rally which was called to protest against the communal violence in neighbouring Bangladesh Three houses and a few shops reportedly owned by Muslims were also ransacked in nearby Rowa BazarThe official said Tripura Police filed cases against 102 people including some journalists and lawyers under UAPA and various sections of the IPC for allegedly posting or sharing fake content on social mediaIf convicted under the stringent UAPA an offender may face imprisonment for up to seven years The state police earlier sent letters to the authorities of Twitter and Facebook to provide details of those social media users alleging they were involved in promoting communal disharmony PTI JOY NN NN

Agartala Oct 29 PTI The Tripura government on Friday alleged that a vested interest group from outside had hatched a conspiracy to create unrest in the state and malign its image by uploading a fake photograph of a burning mosque on social mediaThe police have investigated and found that no mosque was burnt in Panisagar sub-division in North Tripura district as claimed by social media posts Information and Culture Minister Sushanta Chowdhury saidA mosque was vandalised and two shops were set ablaze at Chamtilla area in Panisagar subdivision on October 26 evening during a Vishwa Hindu Parishad VHP rally taken out to protest against recent violence against Hindus in neighbouring Bangladesh Three houses and a few shops reportedly owned by members of the minority community were also ransacked in nearby Rowa Bazar a senior police official had said earlierThere was no incident of burning of any mosque in Panisagar Fake news was uploaded on social media on October 26 by a vested interest group from outside to create unrest in Tripura and to disrupt the process of development of all sections of people in the state Chowdhury said in a video messageHe said it was a conspiracy to malign the image of the government he said and appealed to the people to maintain peace and not to believe in rumoursThe Tripura police had on Thursday also tweeted that no mosque was burnt during Tuesdays protest rally and the photograph being shared of burning or damaged masjid are all fake news Some vested interests are trying to disturb the peaceful communal situation of Tripura the force had said and asked people not to spread rumoursThe police had on Wednesday said all mosques in the state were under police protectionProhibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC were promulgated in Panisagar and neighbouring Dharmanagar sub-divisions following the incident at Chamtilla area in North Tripura district PTI JOY NN NN

On Thursday Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asked the government how long will the government pretend to be deaf and blind on Tripura violence. He also alleged that Muslims are being brutalised in Tripura

On Thursday Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asked the government how long will the government pretend to be deaf and blind on Tripura violence. He also alleged that Muslims are being brutalised in Tripura

On Thursday Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asked the government how long will the government pretend to be deaf and blind on Tripura violence. He also alleged that Muslims are being brutalised in Tripura

New Delhi Oct 28 PTI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that Muslims are being brutalised in Tripura and asked how long will the government pretend to be deaf and blind He also alleged that those doing violence in the name of Hinduism are not Hindus but hypocrites Our Muslim brothers are being brutalised in Tripura Those who perpetrate hatred and violence in the name of Hindus are not Hindus but hypocrites he said in a tweet in Hindi How long will the government keep pretending to be blind and deaf he asked using the hashtag TripuraRiots A 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 Bangladesh Three houses and a few shops reportedly owned by members of the minority community were also ransacked in nearby Rowa Bazar the police said In another tweet the former Congress chief hit out at the government over the rising prices of petrol and diesel From which angle are these good days he asked in a tweet in Hindi He used the hashtags TaxExtortion and FuelPrice to hit out at the government He cited a news report that said prices of petrol and diesel are not under control with petrol costing Rs 108 a litre in Delhi and Deisel over Rs 105 a litre in Mumbai The Congress party has been agitating against rising fuel prices in the country PTI SKC SMN SMN