Three BSF personnel and local youth injured in Tripura clash
A confrontation between Border Security Force personnel and residents occurred in Sepahijala district following allegations of an assault on a local youth.
Three Border Security Force (BSF) personnel and a local youth were injured during a clash with residents in the Ashabari locality of Tripura’s Sepahijala district on Monday, according to The Hindu and The Assam Tribune.
The confrontation occurred near Natun Bazar during a road blockade by locals protesting the alleged detention and assault of a youth, Hefzur Rahman, during a vegetation-clearing operation.
The injured BSF personnel have been identified as Company Commander Rohit, driver Sunil Kumar, and Manjit. They were travelling in a vehicle belonging to the BSF’s 49th Battalion when the crowd allegedly attacked them with sticks and bamboo.
The injured BSF personnel and the youth, who reportedly sustained a leg fracture, were shifted to Tripura Medical College and BRAM Hospital in Agartala for treatment.
Police from the Kalamchoura police station and personnel from the Ashabari BSF Border Outpost arrived at the scene to bring the situation under control. A security contingent of armed police and Tripura State Rifles personnel has been deployed to the area.
Two separate First Information Reports have been filed at the local police station by both sides. An investigation into the incident and the allegations regarding Rahman's detention is currently underway.