Amidst the indefinite strike, a water supply operator has been mercilessly beaten up and attacked by a group of miscreants believed to be from the Bru refugees on Tuesday at Kanchanpur, an incident that has forced the administration to impose section 144 all across the sub-division.
The man identified as Subal Dey following her daily course went to switch the water supply near BBC Bazar where unknown miscreants thrashed him and hit him with sharp weapons. Spotting Subal injured and bleeding profusely, locals rushed to him and helped police shift him to the hospital.
Later, he was shifted to North Tripura District hospital at Dharmanagar. According to sources, the condition of Subal is stable.
Speaking on the issue, SDPO Kanchanpur Bikramjir Sukla Das said, “an inquiry has been initiated regarding the matter and soon the culprits will be brought behind the bars”.
However, he categorically refused to speak anything more regarding the matter. In the late evening, Kanchanpur Sub-divisional Magistrate Chandni Chandran promulgated section 144 to avert any inter-community tension.
“The situation turned highly volatile and prompt response was required to douse the brewing resentment among locals. This is why the administration decided to impose section 144”, maintained a highly placed source.
Meanwhile, the source said, the strike called by the Joint Movement Committee against the mass settlement of Brus entered its second successive day with most parts of the Kanchanpur sub-division remaining closed.
However, some indigenous dominated helmets of the region opened up and people spontaneously came out in the markets. Areas like Gachiram Para, Ananda Bazar and Kanpui refused to adhere to the call of strike and opened their markets.
On the other hand, Mizo and Bengali dominated areas remained completely closed.
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