A day after protesters stormed the Bangladesh consulate in Agartala, Delhi Police on Tuesday stepped up security around the Bangladesh High Commission in Chanakyapuri here, according to officials.
“The security has been increased and extra police personnel have been deployed all around the commission. We are also ensuring no gathering takes place around its premises,” a senior police officer said.
Also read: Limited charging points, rising costs leave e-rickshaw drivers helpless
With the winter session of Parliament underway, Section 163 of the
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which prohibits assembly of five or more people, is in force in the central part of Delhi, the officer said.
In Agartala, thousands of people took out a massive demonstration near the Bangladeshi mission on Monday against the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das as well as attacks on the Hindu community in Bangladesh.
Also read: Suffering from toxic air, starved of learning: How school students are suffering in Delhi
The protesters reportedly barged into the Assistant High Commission of Bangladesh and allegedly resorted to vandalism, an incident the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described as “deeply regrettable”.
It is understood that the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi is lodging a protest over the “breach” at its mission in Agartala.
Featuring works in thread, fabric, performance and digital media, Ski(e)n examines the body as a…
Govt report shows gains in maternal health, with better care access and fewer anaemia cases…
Delhi driver murdered after petty dispute; birthday celebration turns violent, say police
Kohli has two hundreds and a fifty in his last three innings, while Rohit has…
The agency says the trio worked with foreign-based gangsters and BKI handlers who supplied explosives…
Delhi airport operator DIAL said operations of all other carriers remain as scheduled and said…
