Tripura Shocked As BJP Workers Attack Daily's Office, Injure Journalists

Senior members of the Tripura media have threatened to launch an agitation of the attackers are not arrested in 12 hours.

Tripura witnessed unprecedented violence today after a bunch of alleged BJP leaders and workers tore through the office of Pratibadi Kalam, a vernacular daily, and injured at least four journalists, besides damaging property and burning down vehicles. AgartalaToday at about 4.30 pm a mob of 200-300 BJP workers led by party's state leaders to stormed into the Newspaper office of 'Pratibadi Kalam' and vandalised. The goons unleashed terror for about 30 minutes and beaten up its reporter Prasrnjt Roy. @PMOIndia@HMOIndiapic.twitter.com/zHbB21D6OA Ransacking the premises of the daily in Agartala, they destroyed equipment, documents, and set cars and bikes ablaze, according to a police case filed by Anal Roy Chowdhury, Editor and Publisher of Pratibadi Kalam.    Reports also some offices of the CPM being set on afire. Union Minister Pratima Bhoumik had today led a procession in Kathalia in West Tripura district, according to ANI.