2 dead, 23 injured as police shoot at protesters


The Tripura government ordered a judicial investigation into the police dismissal. The government has also announced Rs 5 lakh as compensation to the family of the deceased, the Eastmojo reported.

He told the media that a large contingent of security forces, including the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Rifle troops from the state of Tripura, led by senior police officials, were mobilized in the subdivisions of Panisagar and Kanchanpur in North Tripura district to deal with the situation. .

Before, talking to EastMojoSushanta Bikash Barua, convener of the Joint Movement Committee (JMC), had said that JMC members were blocking a road on the national highway on Saturday, when suddenly a tribal jawan from the Tripura State Rifles (TSR) opened fire on the members. .

The protests took place in the market area of ​​Chamtilla, Pecharthal and Panisagar.

Meanwhile, Additional Director General of Police (ADG) (Law and Order) Rajiv Singh claimed that many policemen were injured in an attack carried out by protesters.

On Monday, November 16, between 12,000 and 15,000 protesters, including students, women and children, held demonstrations in front of government offices and markets, NDTV reported.

NDTV in its report mentioned that the law and order situation deteriorated on Tuesday after a group of tribal refugees attacked 26 non-tribal homes and a fuel pump on Tuesday night, forcing 110 people to flee places. more secure.

(With input from Eastmojo, NDTV, IANS)

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