Agartala, Nov. 11 -- A local court here on Wednesday remanded content creator Amir Shokeen to police custody for three days until November 13 in connection with an alleged racial slur directed at an indigenous youth from the state.
A special team of Tripura police brought Shokeen from New Delhi to Agartala following his arrest over a controversial social media video. He was subsequently produced before the court, which granted police remand for further investigation.
West Tripura Additional Superintendent of Police Dhruva Nath said a case had been registered at New Capital Complex (NCC) Police Station over the alleged use of racial slurs against an indigenous youth from Tripura. Shokeen had been arrested and brought from Delhi on transit ...