Tripura, Sept 16: Police on Thursday arrested five persons associated with the ruling BJP after a group of people severely assaulted a Block Development Officer (BDO) and nine other government employees in southern Tripura.
Strongly condemning the incident, Tripura Chief Secretary Kumar Alok said that a dastardly attack was done on BDO of Poangbari block in South Tripura district on Wednesday while discharging official duties.
“I have directed the in-charge Director General of Police (Puneet Ragtogi) to arrest the criminals,” the Chief Secretary tweeted.
I strongly condemn the dastardly attack on BDO Poangbari today while discharging official duties. I have directed incharge DGP to arrest the criminals. @tripura_cmo @BjpBiplab @Tripura_Police
— Kumar Alok (@cstripura) September 15, 2021
Assault of BDO, govt officials
A district administration official said that while the BDO Vaijayanta Sarkar along with other officials went to Madhabnagar Gram Panchayat to conduct a special camp to finalise the names of beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin), around 50 to 60 people with sticks and other pointy items attacked the officials, severely injuring the BDO and nine other officials while many officials fled due the attack.
The police personnel led by Officer-in-Charge of the concerned police outpost tried to protect the officials but the attackers, stated to be associated with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, overpowered the security personnel.
The assailants before leaving the area, 140 km south of Agartala, snatched mobile phones and various other belongings of the BDO and officials.
“Before leaving the spot, the goons have threatened that the registrations of the beneficiaries cannot be done from the priority list. If I do not follow their words then they will not spare a single drop of my blood,” Sarkar said in his report to the South Tripura District Magistrate.
