Police have warned all communities on spreading fake pictures or news
Following Tuesday’s violence in Tripura fake pictures of burning and damaged mosque are being circulated over social media through fake social media accounts to spread communally sensitive rumours. The police rubbished these rumours and said the situation is “absolutely normal” and actions will be taken against those found guilty creating this disturbance.
On Tuesdays, violence happened during a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) rally protest against a series of attacks on Hindus during Durga Puja in Bangladesh. The fake videos and photos started surfacing after that. “Some vested interests are trying to disturb the peaceful communal situation of Tripura. Tripura Police requests every citizen of Tripura to help it in maintaining law and order and peace in Tripura,” said the police.
"Anti-national and mischievous elements on Twitter and Facebook are spreading fake news and rumours. The videos and photos that are being spread have no connection with the Panisagar incident. No fire incident took place at any mosque," Tripura Inspector General of Police Saurabh Tripathi was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
On Wednesday, the police said that some anti-social elements participated in a VHP rally and instigated the violence. "Vishwa Hindu Parishad activists took out a rally to protest against the recent violence in Bangladesh. A group of people threw stones and damaged a door of a mosque in Chamtilla area during the rally. Security forces rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control," district superintendent of police Bhanupada Chakraborty was quoted saying by news agency PTI.
The state’s security has been strengthened with troops deployed in North Tripura district following the conflicts going on in Panisagar and Dharmanagar area, about 155 km from state capital Agartala. However, no fresh incident has been reported from Tripura after the police banned the assembly of four or more people in parts of North Tripura district.
The Brief. Sign up to receive the top stories you need to know right now.