AGARTALA, Dec 11 (TIWN): 2 more accused of Santanu murder case who were recently arrested have been sent for 3 days police remand. The two accused are : 1) Rakesh Debbarma and 2) Jiten Debbarma. They were arrested on Dec 11, but due to court's official holiday have been produced today at the court.

Earlier other GMP, IPFT activists were arrested in September month named : 1) Bikash Debbarma, 2) Shyamal Debbarma, 3) Sachin Debbarma. Tripura's TV journalist Santanu Bhaumik on Sep 20 was killed in a political clash among CPI-M's tribal wing GMP and another tribal party IPFT who are demanding a separate state named Tipraland.

 At the very beginning according to police’s sources it has was known that 10-15 people stretchedSantanu from the spot of the violence when he was video-recording the clash and was killed brutally.

But, the mobile became missing which has become the turning point of the case and has turned the case into almost a blind case at the beginning. Till day total 6 persons have been arrested in Santanu murder case. 

Santanu's murder raised roars of protest across the country and the state journalists had demanded a CBI probe into the murder case. However, state govt has constituted SIT to investigate the murder case.

Total 5 have been arrested in Santanu murder case till day.