From Our Correspondent
Agartala, Nov 3: At least 9 people have been arrested a day after they assaulted 3 BSF personnel at Ashabari along the India-Bangladesh border in Sepahijala district of Tripura.
According to police, three women among 9 were arrested in this connection in the wee hours on Tuesday. Interrogation is going on.
Three BSF personnel, including a Company Commander sustained injury after a small mob the trio with sticks near the border at Ashabari.
The BSF personnel came to spot where a few Indian and Bangladeshi smugglers engaged in illegal cross-border trade along the border. When they rushed to the spot and apprehended an Indian smuggler.
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However, the Indian smuggler managed to escape and informed villagers that he had been assaulted by BSF personnel.
Then a mob came to the spot and started assaulting the BSF personnel leaving the trio injured.
A few of the attackers also attempted to snatch the rifle of one of the BSF jawans and damaged a BSF vehicle.
Chief Minister Manik Saha strongly condemned the attack on the BSF personnel and said that those involved would be brought to justice.
