Agartala: Delhi-based content creator Amir Shokeen was taken into custody and brought to Agartala from New Delhi on Tuesday by a special team of Tripura Police under tight security.West Tripura additional SP Dhruva Nath said Shokeen was brought to the state on transit remand. He was expected to be produced before a court on Wednesday in connection with a case registered in Tripura.“An FIR was registered at the New Capital Complex (NCC) police station in connection with the alleged use of racial slurs against an indigenous youth from Tripura. We arrested him and secured his transit remand from Delhi. He will be produced before the court,” Nath said.A special police team led by DSP Samudra Debbarma had travelled to the national capital to take custody of Shokeen and bring him to Tripura for further legal proceedings.The case relates to a video that circulated widely on social media last month. The video purportedly showed Shokeen making disparaging remarks about a young man’s physical appearance and identity. It also allegedly contained derogatory references to Tripura.The video triggered widespread resentment across the northeast, with political leaders, student organisations and civil society groups calling for strict action against Shokeen. Union minister Kiren Rijiju and Tripura CM Manik Saha also reacted to the controversy.Tripura Students Forum-Delhi approached the police, seeking an impartial investigation into the incident. Following this, CM directed the state police to coordinate with Delhi Police and take necessary legal action.Delhi Police arrested Shokeen on Oct 22 following a complaint and an investigation. A separate case was registered at the NCC police station in West Tripura district under relevant provisions of the BNS, the Information Technology Act and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
