Notunnagar Shooting incident: Tripura Police arrests two more, pistol recovered
Agartala, Nov 18, 2022, TRIPURATIMES Desk
Agartala, Nov 18: Tripura Police arrested two persons and recovered a pistol in connection with a recent shooting incident in which two persons were injured near Dhaba at Notun Nagar area under Airport police station.
Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Sadar- Ajay Kumar Das said, two persons- Souradeep Kar and Prantosh Das were arrested from Chinaihani area late on Thursday night for their involvement in the shooting incident. A sophisticated pistol, a magazine and a live round were also recovered.
“Both the arrestees have confessed their involvement in the crime. We found more names in connection with the incident. The incident was a fallout of a dispute over internal negotiation,” the SDPO told reporters.
Earlier two other persons- Santosh Das and Prabhakar Ghosh were arrested a few hours after the incident that had taken place on October 25 last. Two persons- Haripada Das and Sanjay Das, who were in the same gang earlier, had sustained bullet injuries in the incident.
Speaking to the media, the SDPO said, police received secret information on Thursday night that the two accused persons- Souradeep Kar and Prantosh Das, who were on the free run, were seen in the area. Finally, they were arrested. The live round would be sent to the Forensic Laboratory; prima facie it appeared that similar bullets were used in the shooting incident.