Agartala: The Tripura Human Rights Commission (THRC) has initiated proceedings over allegations that a member of the district council (MDC) of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) sought Rs 22 lakh from a govt official.The accused, Hangsa Kumar Tripura, an elected ADC member from BJP ally TIPRA Motha, is alleged to have pressured an executive engineer to release funds for a development project — construction of a 4-km road connecting ADC Village in the Tribal Colony area to Bhagyamani Roypara under the Chawmanu Sub-Zonal Office in Dhalai district.
After reviewing reports, the THRC said if the allegations are established, they would amount to serious misconduct, including extortion and possible misappropriation of public funds by an elected representative.The commission directed the Tripura DGP to register an FIR if a preliminary inquiry confirms a cognisable offence, and to submit an action taken report within one week.The THRC also made the chief executive member and chief executive officer of the TTAADC, the SP of Dhalai district, and the OC of Chawmanu Police Station parties to the case, seeking detailed reports from them within two weeks.A notice was issued to Hangsa Kumar Tripura, seeking his response to the allegations.
