Five militants affiliated with the National Liberation Federation of Tripura (NLFT) Biswamohan (BM) faction have surrendered to the Dhalai district police in Tripura after crossing over from neighbouring Bangladesh, according to local authorities.
In a major development in the Tura unrest case, one of the key instigators of the mob violence, Salseng R. Marak, who allegedly urged protestors to burn down the ACHIK campsite and target police and the delegation holding talks with the Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, has been arrested.
A quick breakthrough has been made into the attack on the chief minister’s meeting with ACHIK leaders at CMO Tura in Dakopgre, Tura, with 18 people including two BJP Mahila morcha women in police net while two Trinamool leaders who also instigated the crowds are on the run.
An imposter posing as Lieutenant Colonel of Indian Army was apprehended by Siliguri Metropolitan police at Salugara area in Siliguri, West Bengal on Monday.
Three women belonging to the Rohingya community from Myanmar have been detained along with two children in Tripura. They had enter from Bangladesh and were about to board a train for Kashmir via West Bengal said police.