Probe sought into entry of 10,000 Bangladeshis in Tripura
The Hindu
Chakma organisations claim Tripuris are allowed to settle while Rohingya people are arrested
A conglomerate of six Chakma organisations in Tripura have demanded a probe into the entry of about 10,000 Tripuri people from Bangladesh while Rohingya refugees have been arrested.
In a memorandum submitted to Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Monday, organisations such as the Chakma Buddhist Welfare Society and the Chakma Development Foundation of India said repeated attacks by Bengali Muslim settlers in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh made at least 10,000 Tripuris take refuge in the adjoining Dhalai and South Tripura districts of Tripura.
There are about 3,00,000 Tripuris in the CHT. The Tripuris are also among the 19 recognised tribes of Tripura.