By Firstdespatch Desk Sep 01, 2022
Agartala, Sept 1 (FD) One person was arrested, seven cases were registered and police notices were served to 28 accused persons, who attacked the supporters and activists ruling BJP on Monday last when they were on their way to attend the rally of the party’s national president J P Nadda at Khumulwng.
The BJP supporters were allegedly attacked and injured allegedly by the supporters of the TIPRA Motha, a staunch tribalist party, which rule Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC).
A press statement issued by A.I. G, Law and order today said, “In this connection total 07 (seven) cases were registered under different police stations in West Tripura, Khowa and Sepahijala districts.
During investigation of the cases police served notices under section 41A Cr.PC to 28 accused persons for further legal action.
Apart from this 01 person was arrested and further raids are being conducted to arrest other involved persons in these incidents.
Efforts of Police to arrest other miscreants who are involved in such incidents is continuing and is being entrusted at senior level”.
Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha Tuesday visited Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) and GB Pant hospital to see the activists of ruling BJP, who were attacked and injured allegedly by the supporters of the TIPRA Motha.
Police said BJP supporters who were injured in different parts of the state on Monday, when they were on their way to Khumulwng, the headquarters of the tribal council, where the national president of the saffron party, J P Nadda addressed a rally.
Chief Minister, who is also the home minister of the state asked the police to take strict action against anyone involved in the incidents, irrespective of their backgrounds.
Police said at least 25 persons were injured in scattered incidents of violence, where people en route to the rally, were attacked in different parts of the state. One of them was severely injured with head trauma and was rushed to GBP Hospital at Agartala.
Chief Minister Dr. Saha, who's a doctor himself, visited the patients at the hospital and asked doctors to follow all necessary measures for their treatment.
Interacting with media later, Saha said, "It's shameful that such incidents of violence occured when our national president JP Nadda was here in Tripura. We have seen such violence in the past. But this violence......we have asked the police to take stringent steps. No one will be spared".
The Chief Minister also said he had travelled to Guwahati with BJP chief Nadda yesterday and had instructed officials and his party colleagues to take care of the injured persons and other steps to be taken in the aftermath of the assaults. FD JK