Tripura Police have filed numerous instances in opposition to two girls journalists recognized as Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha for “publishing and broadcasting false and fabricated information aimed toward disrupting communal concord.”
The journalists had been held by the Assam police at Nilam Bazar, decrease Assam whereas making an attempt to go away Tripura with a purpose to keep away from police questioning. A police crew from Dharmanagar reached Nilam Bazar to carry them again, Tripura Inspector Common (Regulation and Order), Arindam Nath advised ANI. Earlier each the journalists in a sequence of tweets had claimed that they had been going through intimidation by Tripura Police for reporting the details.
Denying their claims, the IG Regulation and Order mentioned, “Two instances are registered in opposition to them, one in Kumarghat below Unakoti district and the opposite at Kakraban police station in Gomati district. One Kajal Das lodged the FIR with Kumarghat police station stating that each the journalists had been attempting to disrupt the communal concord of the state. However, the case in Kakraban was taken suo moto after one video filled with false info was broadcasted by them”.
In Kakraban, the police official mentioned, a home owned by one Rahamat Ali, the place common spiritual prayers had been performed was gutted in a fireplace on October 19 final. Each the journalists went there on November 11 final and produced a small video by which they claimed harm to the Quran.
“The police had been investigating the case because the matter was first reported however the police didn’t get any proof of the Quran burnt contained in the room. After the video was uploaded on the internet, we as soon as once more verified with the proprietor of the home, Rahmat Ali, who denied the details reported on the video. Our SDPO contacted each of them after taking on a suo moto FIR. However, as a substitute of cooperating with the police, they select to go away the state altering their route”, the IG added.
“A police crew was ready for them in Agartala as they knowledgeable us they would depart Tripura from Agartala Airport, boarding a flight scheduled for five:20 pm. However, after they had been communicated about the entire matter and the particular case of the Kakraban police station, they modified their route and crossed Tripura`s boundary by means of North Tripura by highway. Nevertheless, with the assistance of the Assam police they had been held at Nilambazar. A crew of ladies cops from Dharmanagar police station already reached the spot to carry them again. They’d be taken to Kakraban police station for preliminary questioning”, the IG added.
In a video posted on Twitter, Samruddhi mentioned, “My colleague Swarna Jha and I had come to Tripura for floor reporting on Tripura violence. Earlier than going to Unakoti district, we had gone to police station and had knowledgeable them that we’re right here in Tripura for reporting objective and requested safety from cops. Whereas reporting at Pal Bazaar and Chowmuhani Bazaar areas, policemen had been with us for the entire day. Round 8.30 pm, we get a name from Dhannagar police station, asking for our transportation particulars. After consulting our legal professionals, we offered all the main points.”
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She additional added, “Round 5.30 am, whereas we had been trying out from the lodge, policemen got here and mentioned {that a} grievance has been lodged in opposition to us by the members of VHP, stating we have now disrupted communal concord. Now we have given a discover below part 41 (A) of CrPC and have requested us to look earlier than the police on November 21.” In keeping with the Tripura Inspector Common costs below disrupting communal concord and legal conspiracy had been invoked in opposition to them.
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