Agartala, Aug 25, 2024, TRIPURA TIMES Desk

Agartala, Aug 25: Tension ran high at Kaiturbari under Ranirbazar police station on Sunday night following an incident of defacing an idol of Goddess Kali. The area falls under the Mandwi assembly constituency.

According to reports pouring in from various sources, there was a clash between two groups escalating the communal tension.

After the initial tension some houses were set ablaze and some vehicles were also burnt down.

Considering the highly explosive situation Tourism minister Sushanta Chowdhury—Mandwi being his neighboring constituency rushed to spot and tried to bring the situation under control.

Security personnel in adequate numbers were deployed to avoid any further untoward incident.  

Reports reaching here said situation is extremely tense and volatile, despite adequate security arrangements.