Clashes erupt in Tripura after protests against attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh

A mosque was vandalised and two shops were set ablaze at Chamtilla area in North Tripura District on 26th October evening during a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) rally taken out to protest against recent violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, District Superintendent of Police said. Three houses and a few shops, reportedly owned by members of the minority community, were also ransacked in nearby Rowa Bazar, the DSP said.

The opposition CPI(M) condemned the incident. A group of miscreants were active to disrupt communal harmony in the State, the Left party said and demanded adequate compensation to the shop owners.

• Lashing out at the Government, Rahul Gandhi alleged that Muslims are being attacked in Tripura, and using the hashtag “#TripuraRiots”, Rahul Gandhi asked, “How long will the Government keep pretending to be blind and deaf ?”
• Rahul Gandhi tweeted in Hindi : ‘Our Muslim brothers are being brutalised in Tripura. Those who perpetrate hatred and violence in the name of Hindus are not Hindus but hypocrites’.

In protest against the attack on a mosque, Hindus attacked by religious fanatics

• Houses, shops and vehicles of Hindus were torched
• Prohibitory order under Section 144 enforced at 2 places

Editorial comment

• While Hindus lawfully demand legal action when Hindu temples are attacked, the minorities retaliate by taking the law into their hands when their religious places are attacked.

Dharmanagar (Tripura) – During a rally organised by Vishva Hindu Parishad in Rowa Bazar of Panisagar Subdivision in Dharmanagar District a mosque was attacked by the mob. In response to this, thousands of religious fanatics took to the streets at Kadmatala and attacked Hindu temples, shops and vehicles. In retaliation, the mob tried to attack a mosque, which was stopped by the religious fanatics.

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After the attack on the mosque in Rowa Bazar, Muslims organised protest rallies in many places and demanded protection for the Muslims. They also cordoned off the Irani Police station of Kailashahar. Hence, due to religious violence, prohibitory order under Section 144 was enforced by the Administration in the Panisagar sub-division of Dharmanagar District and Kailashahar sub-division of Unokti District.