Agartala: A BSF trooper and a 70-year-old man were killed in a clash between the border guards and villagers along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura. The Tripura government yesterday has ordered a magisterial probe into the clash.
Eleven people were injured in the incident that occurred Friday night at Akhaurah on the outskirts of state capital Agartala. “Some BSF troopers during routine patrolling on Friday night got into a quarrel with some youth, sitting along the border fencing,” Inspector General of Police Nepal Das said.
“Subsequently, a scuffle broke out between the two sides and the BSF opened fire, killing one person on the spot and injuring 11 others,” Das said. However, it is not clear yet how BSF trooper Sandip Kumar, 28, was killed. “After getting the inquest report and completion of inquiry, the reason will be known. There were many injury marks on his (Kumar’s) body,” he said.
He said 70-year-old Ismail Mia, who rushed to the spot from his house upon hearing the noise, was killed in the BSF firing. “The state government has ordered a magisterial inquiry and directed to submit the report within 15 days,” West Tripura District Magistrate and Collector Abhishek Singh told reporters. The BSF authorities are also conducting a separate investigation into the incident that created tension among the mixed population.
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