Policing in princely era to the modern age to be portrayed in Tripura

Agartala: The policing in the several centuries of princely rule in Tripura and its gradual transformation besides the sacrifice of the police martyrs during the decades of terrorism would be showcased at a giant permanent gallery, first of its kind in the northeastern region.

The northeastern state of Tripura, bordering Bangladesh, Assam and Mizoram, came under the control of the Indian government on October 15, 1949 following a merger agreement was signed between regent Maharani Kanchan Prabha Devi and the Indian Governor-General after the end of the 1,355-year-rule by 184 kings.

“Since the princely rule, policing in Tripura has a long and shining history. Many of our colleagues have sacrificed their lives while fighting the decades-old terrorism in Tripura,” Deputy Inspector General of Police Arindam Nath, who is looking after the setting up of the first ever police gallery, said.

While talking to IANS, Nath, an IPS officer, said that along with the pace of success, the Tripura police and its elite force — Tripura State Rifles (TSR) — bidding a farewell to its old weaponry and its obsolete infrastructure, the state’s law enforcing agency now a modern force with qualified manpower.

“All the transformation of policing in Tripura, sacrifice of the policemen and their stupendous feat would be displayed in various forms at a permanent gallery inside the Ujjayanta Palace State Museum.”

The northeast India’s biggest museum was set up in the Ujjayanta Palace in 2013 showcasing the traditional life, culture, history, diverse ethnic characters of the northeastern region largely Tripura.

Built in 1901 by then king Maharaja Radhakishore Manikya Bahadur, the huge castle Ujjayanta Palace, the erstwhile royal abode of Tripura’s Manikya dynasty, had housed the Tripura assembly before setting up of the smart museum.

Nath, who himself wrote many books on numerous subjects, said: “With startling success of TSR in taming the decades-old terrorism, the Tripura police in 2012 received “President’s Colours”, till that time the fourth police force in India received the highest honour after Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Tamil Nadu.

“Through “Community Policing”, a 24x7 platform for liasion between police and public, co-operation and mutual understanding between the two being enhanced and improved the service delivery of Tripura police in their crime control initiatives. Each police station area had been divided into several “Police Beats” consisting of a logical number of village panchayats and municipal wards by the officer in charge of the police station in close coordination with immediate senior level officials based on the crime pattern in the police station area. (IANS)

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