Agartala, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tripura government has set up a Special Task Force (STF) to deal with organised criminal groups, crime syndicates, and extortion gangs in the state, Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Saturday.
Saha, who also holds the home portfolio, said in his social media posts that the STF headed by the Superintendent of Police (Economic Offences) will have statewide jurisdiction.
"The STF has been formed with the objective of taking focused action against organised criminal groups, criminal syndicates, extortion gangs and similar such crimes," the Chief Minister said.
On Wednesday, Saha had held a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi wherein they discussed various affairs of Tripura.
A source close to the Chief Minister said that Shah asked Saha to take strict action against drugs menace and organised crimes in the state.
Earlier this week, the Tripura government had set up the first ever Crime Branch Police Station (CBPS) in the state to investigate cases on economic offences, serious crimes, and narcotics-related offences.
The CBPS has jurisdiction all over the state.
After getting approval from the competent authority, the CBPS will conduct inquiries into economic offences, serious crimes and offences under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Source: IANS
About Gopi
Gopi Adusumilli is a Programmer. He is the editor of SocialNews.XYZ and President of AGK Fire Inc.
He enjoys designing websites, developing mobile applications and publishing news articles on current events from various authenticated news sources.
When it comes to writing he likes to write about current world politics and Indian Movies. His future plans include developing SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgment towards any.
He can be reached at gopi@socialnews.xyz