<p> Known as the Abode of Peace in the Northeast, the Communist-ruled Tripura on Tuesday saw violence when local non-tribals clashed with the members of a tribal political party. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Thousands of members of the tribal political party took out a rally in the state capital Agartala on Tuesday afternoon demanding creation of a separate Twipraland state carved out of tribal-dominated areas.<br /><br />According to police sources, at least 25 people were injured, a few of them critically, after more than 20,000 tribal members of the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) took out a rally. <br /><br />The members of IPFT blcoked people’s movement, which resulted in a scuffle. Soon there was a violent retaliation. <br /><br />At least 25 people were injured in sporadic clashes after which Section 144 of the CrPC was imposed in Agartala. <br /><br />A huge contingent of paramilitary force, Tripura State Rifles (TSR) and the police have been deployed in Agartala, police sources added.<br /><br />Several vehicles were set on fire and business establishments were pelted with stones. <br /><br />“The IPFT had permission for the rally. But things went awry. We took immediate action. Section 144 will remain in force though the situation is under control. A section of people are indulging in rumour mongering and trying to spark communal tension. We will take action against them,” said Tripura DGP K Nagraj. <br />One-third of the four million people in Tripura are tribals.<br /><br /></p>
<p> Known as the Abode of Peace in the Northeast, the Communist-ruled Tripura on Tuesday saw violence when local non-tribals clashed with the members of a tribal political party. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Thousands of members of the tribal political party took out a rally in the state capital Agartala on Tuesday afternoon demanding creation of a separate Twipraland state carved out of tribal-dominated areas.<br /><br />According to police sources, at least 25 people were injured, a few of them critically, after more than 20,000 tribal members of the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) took out a rally. <br /><br />The members of IPFT blcoked people’s movement, which resulted in a scuffle. Soon there was a violent retaliation. <br /><br />At least 25 people were injured in sporadic clashes after which Section 144 of the CrPC was imposed in Agartala. <br /><br />A huge contingent of paramilitary force, Tripura State Rifles (TSR) and the police have been deployed in Agartala, police sources added.<br /><br />Several vehicles were set on fire and business establishments were pelted with stones. <br /><br />“The IPFT had permission for the rally. But things went awry. We took immediate action. Section 144 will remain in force though the situation is under control. A section of people are indulging in rumour mongering and trying to spark communal tension. We will take action against them,” said Tripura DGP K Nagraj. <br />One-third of the four million people in Tripura are tribals.<br /><br /></p>
