- Thursday, May 08, 2025
By: Shubham Ghosh
SECURITY forces in India on Wednesday (27) guarded mosques in the northeastern state of Tripura after right-wing groups attacked Muslim targets in what is considered an apparent revenge for the deadly violence against the minority Hindus in the neighbouring country of Bangladesh.
Authorities have imposed a ban on gatherings of more than four persons in the tense northern parts of the state. The police have also issued warnings about spreading of “provocative messages” on social media.
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Tripura has a 525-mile-long border with Bangladesh where seven people were killed after a mob vandalised a Hindu temple and idols of Goddess Durga earlier this month.
The riots were sparked by a footage of a Holy Quran being placed on the knee of a Hindu god during celebrations for Hindu festival and they spread to 12 districts of the Muslim-majority country.
Modi govt accused of turning mute to Bangladesh violence
Protests were organised across Bangladesh as well as in the Indian states bordering Bangladesh. New Delhi has expressed concerns at the troubles that started in Tripura on the sidelines of a rally of several followers of the Hindu right-wing Vishwa Hindu Parishad outfit.
At least four mosques and shops and homes owned by Muslims were targeted.
Tripura is ruled by prime minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party which came to power there in 2014 after ending decades of Left rule. Local Muslim leaders in the state have said that they have increasingly faced attack since the saffron party came to power.
