Tripura High Court Orders Crime Branch Probe into Alleged Police Inaction in Three-Kilogram Gold Theft Case
By Our Correspondent
Agartala, August 19, 2026
The Tripura High Court has directed an investigation by a competent officer of the Crime Branch into allegations of police inaction and alleged irregularities surrounding a three-kilogram gold theft case, after the complainants claimed that repeated attempts to register an FIR at the local police station failed.
According to the news report, an FIR was eventually sought against the Officer-in-Charge of Bishalgarh Police Station and two other police personnel. The complainants alleged that when they approached Bishalgarh Police Station with information regarding the alleged incident, their complaint was not registered. They subsequently approached Sonamura Police Station, but alleged that no case was registered there either.
The complainants reportedly sent a copy of their complaint to the Superintendent of Police's office on February 28. Although the office received the complaint on March 3, the complainants alleged that an FIR was still not registered thereafter.
Following the alleged inaction, a petition was filed before the High Court. The report states that, after the petition was moved, the Superintendent of Police, Sepahijala, Bijay Debbarma, directed an Additional Superintendent of Police to conduct an inquiry. However, the complainants allegedly claimed that the investigation did not make satisfactory progress.
Advocate Shankar Lodh, appearing in the matter, reportedly alleged that a vehicle carrying the seized or relevant materials had entered the police station premises twice, but the complainants were not allowed to witness what happened thereafter. He argued that provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita could be attracted depending on the facts established during investigation. He also questioned why police action was allegedly delayed when the case involved a substantial quantity of gold.
The complainants have reportedly demanded the prompt arrest and investigation of those allegedly involved in the three-kilogram gold theft. They have also raised questions about the whereabouts of the allegedly stolen gold and the circumstances under which the matter was handled at the police-station level.
The High Court has now directed that the case be properly registered and that the investigation be handed over to a competent officer of the Crime Branch. The order is expected to bring renewed scrutiny to the allegations against the police personnel and to the evidence surrounding the alleged gold theft.
The development also raises several important questions: where did the alleged three kilograms of gold go, why was an FIR allegedly not registered despite repeated approaches, and what evidence exists regarding the allegations against the police personnel? These issues are expected to be examined during the Crime Branch investigation.
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