AGARTALA, Aug 13 (TIWN): North Tripura has witnessed a shameful incident when a woman named Rina Begum was abused brutally at Dharmanagar Moylakhola area, while she was protesting against Municipal’s regular activity of dumping garbage in locality.

As such activities of Municipality causing malaria germs in that areas, so on Saturday a group of journalists visited the place to cover such anti-social activity of Dharmanagar municipality. During that time, a woman protested agaisnt the Municipal unorganized activities, and asked them not to dump anymore garbage here in that particular place, but the fuming CPI-M supports/ cadres held sudden attack upon her with 20-25 men-power.

They made her half naked and when Journalists’ groups went to protest they held dangerous attacks upon them too. In this incident 4 persons were injured including Rina Begum, Yasuf Mia (husband of Rina Begam), and their 2 kids :Rajan Mia & Ranjan Mia.

All of the accused have been identified as CPI-M cadres. The chief of the cadres are :Dulu Mia (Panchayat Upa-Pradhan) and 3 more CPI-M cadres Subrata Sukla Baidya,Faruk Mia, Billaludddin. They also took away 2 cameras from the journalists (one camera worths 40,000/another 32,000),a golden chain and cash 1,300rupees.

Following the incident FIR has been lodged against the accused and presently. Journalists and few opposition parties have come on massive protest following the incident, asking for their immediate arrest. But surprisingly, from CPI-M no protest rally have been arranged there.

Situation is still out of control there. Talking to SP North Manik Das, he said,”Police will arrest all of the accused soon”.