Post-poll violence erupts in Tripura Eight people injured

Agartala: At least eight people were injured in violence after police in Tripura, police said on Saturday.

The police said that 20 people have been arrested in connection with the incidents of violence after the police in the state.
Chief Minister Manik Saha, who visited the injured at GBP Hospital on Friday, asked the police to take strict action against miscreants to maintain law and order.
After the police, most of the incidents of violence were reported from Sepahijala and Khowai districts where a few people were injured and shifted to nearby health facility but no death has been reported yet, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) ,Law and Order, Jyotishman Das Chowdhary told PTI.

Five specific FIRs have been registered in this regard so far and eight people have been seriously injured. More than twenty miscreants were arrested for their alleged involvement”, he said, adding that around 70 such incidents have been reported across the state since the election results were declared.
All the police stations have been put on alert following the police violence, he said, adding that the police are working with the local administration to maintain peace.

He said that violence was witnessed in Charilam, Sutramura and Lalsinghmura in Sepahijala district but no major incident took place due to timely intervention of police and administration.
In a Facebook post on Friday, the police said, “Some elements are trying to disrupt peace in the state by spreading rumors of an encounter/attack. It is reported that no untoward incident has been reported so far. The police are all sensitive.” Patrolling the areas. People are requested not to fall prey to these rumours. In case of any emergency, please contact your nearest police station.”

Two BJP workers were seriously injured and admitted to GBP Hospital when they were attacked by a group of unidentified miscreants at Barjala in West Tripura district on Friday, Superintendent of Police (SP) West, Sankar Roy said.
He said that two suspects were arrested for their alleged involvement in the attack.

The results of the Tripura Assembly elections were announced on Thursday. The BJP-IPFT government returned to power for the second consecutive term in the state as the BJP bagged 32 seats in the 60-member assembly while its alliance partner IPFT got one seat.