Prohibitory orders imposed in two Tripura districts after journalist's murder
According to reports, high tension still prevails in the area and elsewhere in the state after the murders of Shantanu Bhowmik, 28, a journalist working with local television channel 'Dinrat', was reportedly abducted and killed by a mob.
According to police, the clashes began when supporters of the Ganamukti Parishad, a tribal wing of the ruling CPM, gathered at a bus stand in Khowai town to travel to Agartala for a rally.
The IPFT workers attacked them with sticks and iron rods and wounded at least 60 of them.
They also reportedly damanged many vehicles.
Despite the police using lathis the warring groups could not be prevented, reports said.
On Wednesday night, hours after the incident, journalists staged a protest outside Chief Minister Manik Sarkar’s residence demanding the arrest of the culprits.
The Tripura Journalists’ Union (TJU) has demanded a CBI inquiry into the incident.
Four members of the IPFT have been arrested.
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