Agartala, Nov 10 : Social media content creator Amir Shokeen, arrested by Delhi Police in connection with an alleged racial abuse case involving a youth from Tripura, was brought to Agartala on Tuesday under tight security, police said.
Shokeen arrived at the Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala on a flight from Delhi and was escorted out of the airport premises amid heightened security arrangements.
West Tripura Additional Superintendent of Police Dhruva Nath confirmed his arrival in the state.
Nath confirmed that Shokeen had been brought to Agartala from Delhi. He did not immediately disclose further details about the next course of action.
Shokeen was arrested by Delhi Police on October 22 following the circulation of a video purportedly showing him making racially derogatory remarks and humiliating a youth from Tripura’s indigenous community. The incident triggered widespread condemnation across the Northeast, with political leaders and indigenous organisations demanding legal action.
Delhi Police registered a case against him at Sadar Bazar police station under Sections 192, 196, 352 and 353 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
Separately, Tripura Police registered a case at New Capital Complex police station in West Tripura district on October 22 under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
The Tripura Police team subsequently coordinated with Delhi Police to complete the legal formalities for transferring the accused to the state for further investigation.
The arrival of Shokeen in Agartala marks the transfer of the accused to Tripura in connection with the separate case registered by the state police.
