Agartala, Feb 20 (Reporter) Based on the High Court direction, Tripura police launched an investigation against a police inspector, now posted at West Agartala Police Station, Paritosh Das, and a civil police volunteer, Dilwar Hossain, in connection with looting cash from a family in Nov 2023. Earlier, in December last year, a local court in Sonamura of Sepahijala district directed police to register an FIR against both the accused policemen and investigate the case in a time-bound manner but the accused persons moved to District Court against the order. Meanwhile, the victim approached the High Court against the move, and HC asked police to continue with the investigation and informed the HC from time to time. The development put the state home department in a critical stage, as in recent times, several such incidents of crime where policemen were found involved. The complainant Ershad Rahaman, a resident of N C Nagar in Sonamura town alleged the then Officer-in-charge of Sonamura police station Paritosh Das along with 19 other policemen raided his house without a warrant on the night of Nov 5, 2023, and looted Rs 16 lakh cash from his house. “The police team led by Das broke the door and snatched away the cash, which I got from selling a plot of land on that day itself. They charged me for being involved in the drug business and said the money I got from a drug deal. Police took away the money without any seizure or record as they weren't able to find any link with illegal activities,” Ershad said. The amount was supposed to be deposited in my account, and on the next day when Ershad went to the police station to get the cashback, OC Das denied the claim and said he was not aware of any cash. Then he complained to SP Sepahijala and other top bosses of Tripura police to get back his money but didn’t get any response; even his FIR was also denied. Thereafter, Ershad moved to the High Court, where police were directed to register an FIR and start an investigation while the complainant was advised to lodge a criminal complaint in the local court if the police didn’t act properly. Accordingly, Ershad filed a robbery case before the first-class magistrate of Sonamura against Paritosh Das and a civil police volunteer, Dilwar Hossain...////...