4 Indian Police Removed Until Deactivated After Hindu Demonstrators Break Into Bangladesh Embassy

Illustration of police carrying out security. (Unsplash-Paul Macallan)

JAKARTA - A mass demonstration that led to chaos forcibly breaking through the Bangladesh Embassy building in Agartala, Tripura, India, dragged a number of police officers into an ethics court.

Four Indian police officers responsible for securing demonstrations have been sanctioned, while seven demonstrators have been arrested.

West Tripura SP Kiran Kumar K said three policemen were temporarily disabled, while another deputy police chief was removed.

"Suo-motu cases have been reported at the New Capital Complex (NCC) police station for the incident. Seven people have been arrested so far on suspicion of their involvement in the incident," the news agency PTI reported, quoted from the Hindustan Times, Tuesday, November 3.

Responding to the security situation in the Embassy or Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala, Kiran said a number of CRPF and Tripura State Rifles (TSR) personnel were deployed to guard.

Demonstrations in front of the Bangladesh Embassy in Agartala ended in chaos after at least 50 people broke into the kosulat office on Monday, December 2.

The mass action in India was carried out as part of a protest against the arrest of a Hindu monk, Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh.

"Insidents of location violations at the Bangladesh Embassy in Agartala are deeply regrettable. Diplomatic and consular properties should not be targeted under any circumstances," the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemenlu) said in a statement.

Previously, the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs had raised concerns to Bangladesh over the targeted attack on Hindus on November 29.

Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said the increasing incidence of violence against minorities could not be ignored.

Jaiswal asked the interim government of Bangladesh led by Prime Minister Muhammad Yunus to fulfill his responsibilities in protecting all minorities.

"India has consistently and firmly conveyed to the Bangladeshi government the threats and attacks targeted against Hindus and other minorities. We are concerned about the surge in extremist rhetoric. Increasing incidents of violence and provocation cannot be considered just as excessive in the media. We ask Bangladesh to take steps to protect minorities," Jaiswal said.