Tripura’s indigenous students’ body Twipra Students Federation (TSF) will hold a 12-hour strike across the state on Monday to protest against the alleged assault on two varsity students by traffic police.
The TSF decided to hold the strike on Monday from 5 am to 5 pm.
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Traffic police allegedly assaulted two students after their two-wheeler broke down on the road through which chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb’s convoy was supposed to pass.
Two students, Angel Reang and Abhijit Debbarma were allegedly beaten up by a traffic policeman after their two-wheeler broke down at Circuit House in Agartala on January 13.
“The matter is very serious. This is a violation of the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Though the students filed complaints in the police station, the case is not registered yet. We called for the 12-hours strike demanding action against the traffic police, “ HT quoted chairperson of TSF advisory board Upendra Debbarma as saying.
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Debbarma is also joint secretary of North East Students Organization (NESO).
TSF general secretary John Debbarma said, “We request people from all sections of the society to cooperate during the strike.”
Soon after the incident, different students’ bodies including the NSUI and Left students’ bodies protested against the incident and demanded prompt action against the traffic police.