Tripura Police issue warning against ethnic rumour-mongering on social media, say strict action will be taken against offenders

While the Gandatwisa situation has come under control, a section of miscreants was recently found making appeals to tribals on social media to leave Agartala or any other big town of the state.

On the issue, West Tripura District Police took to social media and wrote, “There is a message being circulated in social media by some miscreants urging all tribals to leave Agartala or any other big town of the state before 26th July, this message is absolutely baseless, and there is no need to panic. The situation is totally under control and enough force is deployed to tackle any kind of situation. Strict legal action will be taken against persons spreading such message, please refrain from spreading false rumours”.

In a separate message, the state police said “some mischievous elements through false social media posts are trying to disturb peace in the state by spreading baseless rumours” and appealed to people not to pay heed to such rumours. The police have also urged people to report to the nearest police station or dial 112 or 100 if they come across any such post on social media.

Tripura is a small state with 36.74 lakh people as per the 2011 census, out of which over 30 per cent are people from 19 recognised tribal communities, while the rest are non-tribals.