Tripura police arrested three men for allegedly collecting forced money for Durga Puja and attacking an on-duty woman police officer.
The event took place in Teliamura when the accused stopped a vehicle and took four thousand rupees by force as a donation.
The driver fled to the police station and filed a written complaint after the group tried to attack him.
A police and TSR team went to find the accused based on the complaint.
The accused acted aggressively and a female officer was knocked onto the road by a motorcycle during the operation.
Police registered a suo motu case against the culprits for extortion, stopping government work, and attacking female officers.
The court sent the three arrested men to fourteen days of judicial custody.
