TDS Desk:

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma to protest the attack that was carried out on the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala on Monday.

Pranay Verma reached the foreign ministry around 4 pm and he is now holding a meeting with Acting Foreign Secretary Riaz Hamidullah at his in Dhaka on Tuesday.

The attack was carried out by the supporters of several organisations including Hindu Sangharsh Samity in the pretext of torturing the people of Hindu community in Bangladesh.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of External Affairs of India, in a statement, termed the incident sorrowful and said that diplomatic and consular properties should not be targeted under any circumstances.

Meanwhile, three sub-inspectors were suspended and a deputy superintendent of police was closed and instructed to report to the police headquarters for their alleged negligence

A suo-motu case was registered with the New Capital Complex (NCC) Police Station over the incident.

Seven persons have been arrested so far for their alleged involvement in the incident, according to news of some Indian news portals.

Earlier on Monday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called for deploying UN peacekeeping forces in Bangladesh and demanded Indian Premier Narendra Modi’s personal intervention to ensure the safety of religious minorities.

In response, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Rizvi Ahmed made a counter call urging the interim government to seek assistance from the United Nations peacekeeping forces to ensure the security of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala.