: Tripura violence: SC issues notices to Centre, state government on plea seeking SIT inquiry #IndiaNEWS The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre and Tripura government on a plea seeking

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Tripura violence: SC issues notices to Centre, state government on plea seeking SIT inquiry #IndiaNEWS
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre and Tripura government on a plea seeking an inquiry by a special investigation team into violence against Muslims in the state and the lack of police action, Live Law reported. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna was hearing a petition filed by Advocate Ehtesham Hashmi, who is one of the authors of the fact-finding report on Tripura violence, “Humanity Under Attack in Tripura� that was released on November 2.Violence had erupted in Tripura on October 26 during a protest held by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad against attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh. The members of the organisation had allegedly vandalised mosques and ransacked shops and homes of Muslims.Advocate Prashant Bhushan, representing the petitioner, told the Supreme Court on Monday that the government and the police had not taken enough measures to prevent “hate crimes� that took place in Tripura, according to Bar and Bench.“They [police] are not registering FIRs [first information report], they sent [Section] 41A notices to lawyers who worked on the fact-finding report and charged journalists under UAPA [Unlawful Activities Prevention Act],� Bhushan said.Section 41 of the Criminal Procedure Code allows the police to arrest a person without an order from a magistrate or a warrant. Section 41A gives...Read more

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