Security officer arrested for molesting girl in Tripura
Agartala,
Oct
10
A
senior
police
officer
was
arrested
in
Tripura
for
allegedly
molesting
a
tribal
girl
who
was
pandal-hopping
during
the
Durga
Puja
festival
along
with
her
friend,
police
said
here
on
Monday.
"A tribal girl lodged a complaint of molestation against Deputy Commandant of TSR (Tripura State Rifles) Bishnu Debnath at Chailengta in Dhalai district (in northern Tripura) on Sunday night," police spokesman Uttam Bhowmik told IANS.
"After a preliminary inquiry, police arrested the security officer," he said.
Debnath is the adjutant of the 8th Battalion of the elite force that specialises in counter-insurgency operations.
In a separate incident, five people, including a security personnel were seriously injured here on Sunday night when a speeding car hit Puja revellers.
People burnt the car and apprehended the driver of the vehicle and his friends and thrashed them before handing them over to the police.
IANS