Tipra Motha MLA Ranjit Debbarma has written to Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha alleging large-scale corruption in the recent police constable recruitment process, citing a case where a candidate allegedly secured the job using a “fake Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificate.”

In his letter, Debbarma named Anamika Debbarma, daughter of Kajal Sinha of Fultali, Kailasahar, Unakoti district, claiming she obtained an ST certificate with the help of a “corrupted SDM and dealing assistants” on the basis of fabricated documents. He pointed out that while the candidate’s father belongs to the Manipuri community (unreserved category), she was allowed to contest as an ST candidate by using her mother’s surname and tribal identity.

The MLA said this was a violation of established legal norms in Tripura and India, where caste or tribal identity of children is determined by the father’s community. 

He further alleged that despite such irregularities, Anamika was recommended for appointment as a woman constable by the recruitment board under the ST quota.

“The role of the Chairman of the selection committee of the concerned recruitment board is very much suspicious and frustrating,” Debbarma wrote, naming IPS officer Jayanta Chakraborty, Principal of KTDS Police Academy, as heading the panel that approved the merit list.

Debbarma demanded registration of a criminal case against the candidate, the SDM, and officials involved in issuing the ST certificate, action against the selection committee for approving a “defective and suspicious” merit list, review of the recruitment process to detect other irregularities, cancellation of the candidate’s appointment and filling the post from the next eligible candidate in the merit list and scrutiny of all caste/tribe certificates submitted in the recruitment.

The MLA also reiterated his earlier stand that tribal women marrying non-tribal men should lose access to ST benefits, claiming such marriages are being misused to extend reservation advantages to non-tribals.

“This incident has raised serious doubts about the transparency of the police recruitment process. The faith of the candidates and people of Tripura must be restored,” Debbarma stressed in his letter to the CM.