Agartala: A local court in North Tripura ’s Dharmanagar on Wednesday remanded two youths, who were arrested with 100 rounds of live bullets , in three days of police custody .
Police said the accused have been identified as Dipankar Sen (32) and Prasenjit Das (25), both residents of Madhupur village in Sepahijala district. Accordingly, they delivered the consignment of .22 bullets against payment. Two Tripura youths arrested with 100 live bullets sent to police remand Two youths were arrested in Dharmanagar, North Tripura, with 100 live .22 caliber bullets.
A 30-year-old man operating a police recruitment academy in Indapur died from bullet injuries inflicted by a villager on September 30 due to a prior conflict. The accused confessed to travelling to Nagaland’s Dimapur two days ago to procure the bullets through a local contact. They confessed to procuring the ammunition from Dimapur, Nagaland, for criminal activities in Tripura. The police are investigating the supply chain as communal tensions rise. Smuggling activities have surged, exacerbating law and order issues in the region. The shooter, Dheeraj Chormale, and three other suspects were apprehended, while five remain at large. The incident stemmed from village politics and previous police complaints by the victim, Rahul Chavan.
The duo were arrested earlier while travelling back to Agartala from Nagaland on Deogarh Express.
“According to the accused, there is a large number of unauthorized firearms in Tripura but bullets are scarce. Interrogation is underway to unearth the entire chain,” a senior investigation officer said. They had bought the bullets to use them in criminal activities in the state. We are yet to ascertain where these bullets would have been used and for what. Indapur firing victim succumbs to bullet injuries