Agartala, November 13, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
A court in Tripura on Friday extended the police custody of Delhi-based social media influencer and content creator Amir Shokeen by another three days in a case involving alleged racial abuse and harassment of a tribal youth from the state.
The Additional District and Sessions Judge of West Tripura district in Agartala remanded Shokeen to police custody until November 15, officials said. He will be produced before the court again on November 16.
Tripura Police brought Shokeen from Delhi on November 10 on transit remand. He was produced before the court the same day, when the police sought seven days of custody for questioning. The court initially granted custody until November 12. After producing him again on Friday, the police secured a further three-day remand.
A case was registered on October 22 under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
Shokeen was initially arrested by Delhi Police in the Karol Bagh area on October 22 and produced before the Tis Hazari Court, which remanded him to five days of police custody. A Tripura Police team led by a Deputy Superintendent of Police subsequently travelled to Delhi to bring him to the state.
Tripura DGP G.S. Rao had earlier said the FIR was registered after a video allegedly showing a youth from Tripura being subjected to racial slurs and harassment circulated on social media. Rao said he came across the video on October 21 and contacted senior Delhi Police officials to coordinate action.
Preliminary information suggested that the video had been recorded in Ahmedabad around one-and-a-half months earlier. The DGP had also said that the identity of the person who uploaded the video had been established.
The alleged racial remarks triggered widespread condemnation and demands for strict action. Chief Minister Manik Saha had directed the DGP to coordinate with Delhi Police over the incident. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, along with the CPI-M, Congress and Tipra Motha Party, also condemned the alleged abuse and sought action.
Two CPI-M-affiliated youth organisations and two youth and student organisations affiliated with the Tipra Motha Party had also filed police complaints against Shokeen in Agartala.
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