DGP orders inquiry into Tripura assault

Agartala, July 13: The director-general of Tripura police K T D Singh has ordered an enquiry into arson and alleged assault on villagers at Takumbari and adjoining areas immediately after the killing of five Tripura State Rifles (TSR) jawans by insurgents there on July 10. Five TSR jawans and the driver of the vehicle were killed at Takumbari in South Tripura district on July 10 in an insurgent attack. After the incident, about 40 armed youths attacked three villages adjoining Takumbari and burnt at least 100 houses and physically assaulted the villagers, including women and children.