Agartala: A 70 -yrs old BJP supporter died in Agartala Govt Medical College on Monday who had received gravies head injuries on March 2 last in a scuffle with his neighbour after the announcement of election result of Tripura assembly in Gurkhabasti area close to the Civil Secretariat.
According to report, the deceased Tapan Dey was admitted to the hospital and had gone for a few surgeries but not recovered. Based on the complaint, the police registered a case against nine people including an ex-serviceman Narayan Debnath, allegedly the prime accused of an attempt to murder. However, nobody was arrested in connection with the case.
The authorities stepped up security in the entire stretch since morning and central paramilitary force personnel have been deployed in the locality to maintain peace.
The police sources said that an investigation has been going on to nab the culprits but the incident occurred in the house of the accused, which twisted the situation.
Allegedly, the deceased Tapan Dey along with two others stormed the house of Narayan Debnath in an inebriated condition, an hour later the announcement of BJP’s victory. They allegedly attacked the house and insulted the female members of the family, which enraged the house owner Narayan Debnath and he along with his brother launched retaliation against the attackers with sharp weapons.
“In the indiscriminate attack, Tapan Dey received serious head injuries while two of his accompanies ran away with minor hits. Later, other neighbours with the help of police evacuated him in front of the accused house and shifted him to the hospital. The accused persons immediately fled away from the house evading a police raid,” police said.
According to the neighbours, on the day of the poll to Agartala Municipal Corporation in 2021, Tapan Dey and others assaulted Narayan Debnath on the street accusing him of going to cast vote for CPI-M. He had registered an attempt to murder case against Dey and others but police didn’t take any action. Later, he moved to High Court from where police were directed to arrest the accused but the order was flouted.
After BJP secured the victory Tapan Dey along with others had allegedly gone for taking revenge against Narayan Debnath for pursuing police to execute the high court order.
