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12 houses set on fire after idol defaced at a temple in Tripura

Heavy security deployed to diffuse tension in area
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Security personnel inspect locality where houses were demolished, burnt in Ranirbazar area of Tripura on Monday. PTI
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Agartala, August 26

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At least 12 houses and a few vehicles were set on fire by unidentified persons after an idol was found defaced at a temple in the Ranirbazar area of West Tripura, police said on Monday.

Prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) were imposed in the Jirania subdivision, under which Ranirbazar falls. Heavy security has been deployed to defuse tension in the area.

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"Around 12 dwelling houses were set on fire at Ranirbazar by miscreants late on Sunday after an idol of Goddess Kali was found disfigured in Kaiturbari. A few motorcycles and pickup vans were also gutted in the blaze," said Assistant Inspector General (Law and Order) Ananta Das.

No human casualties were reported in the incident. Eyewitnesses said that the residents fled their dwellings upon seeing the raging mob.

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Das said heavy deployments of security forces have been made to defuse tension, and Director General of Police, Intelligence, Anurag Dhankar, and West Tripura Superintendent of Police, Kiran Kumar, have visited the area.

He said, "Police will register a suo moto case once the assessment of loss of property is completed. The situation is under control."

Following apprehension of breach of peace, prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNSS have been imposed in the Jirania subdivision of West Tripura district from August 26 to 28, District Magistrate Vishal Kumar said in an order.

Under the prohibitory orders, assemblies of five or more people will be prohibited due to violent activities in the subdivision, it added.

Tipra Motha supremo Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma expressed concern over the incident on Monday and appealed to everyone to maintain law and order.

"The last-night incident in the Ranirbazar Kaiturbari area is a worrying sign with reports of communal clashes. I appeal to those who are responsible for maintaining law and order to follow the rule of law," he wrote on Facebook.

"When our state is reeling under a natural disaster and so much stress is there, some elements are only playing religious politics. Miscreants, regardless of their faith, must be dealt with firmly; the law has to be neutral for all. I ask for Tripura to unite in these tough times and not fight with each other," he added.

At least 26 people have died and 1.17 lakh people have been rendered homeless in Tripura due to devastating floods since August 19. PTI

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