Protests against Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das’s arrest and the atrocities on religious minorities in Bangladesh continued on Wednesday in Tripura, where an angry mob recently vandalised the premises of the neighbouring country’s Assistant High Commission.

Police said seven persons have been arrested so far for their alleged involvement in the incident and probe has already been started to understand how it all happened.

The Bangladesh's Assistant High Commission in Agartala, which is located in the North-Eastern state of Tripura, has decided to suspend consular service until further notice after its premises was breached by a group of people who were protesting against the arrest of Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das in the neighbouring nation.

Tripura’s BJP-led government has launched an inquiry into the breach. Suspended officers include sub-inspectors Dilu Jamatia, Debabrata Sinha, and Joynal Hossain. Assistant Commandant Kanti Nath Ghosh has also been withdrawn for alleged negligence. Additional security personnel have since been deployed to the mission.

Police clampdown came within hours of the Union ministry of external affairs (MEA) issuing a statement “deeply regretting” the “breach of premises at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agarta

Indian high commissioner Pranay Verma said the bilateral relationship between the two countries couldn’t be reduced to one issue