Attacks – Journalists

FIR had been lodged by Suman Debnath against Mihir Deb, Simin Ahmed under Sections 325,307,386, 34 (IPC).The incident took place on yesterday night at around 10.45 pm night when Suman was returning from Shanichara.

As soon as when Suman reached Indian Oil Depo Simin Mia called him and requested him to go inside the vendor. After entering the shop he attacked Suman with sharp weapon. Along with him, another Mihir Deb was present any anyhow Suman survived himself and rushed to Dharmanagar District hospital.

This is not the first attack upon him, but in 2017 TIWN published how openly flues are being theft from Dharmanar before it reach at petrol pumps. Those pictures, videos had become viral and hit the illegal fuel sellers at Rajbari area. Recently, he was threatened in phone after he exposed Litchi business’s scandals ongoing at Dharmanagar.

Tripura has become a free space for journalists attacks. Political parties also have found using the sentiment of journalists attacks as pre-election games.