<p>Agartala: The Tripura unit of the Congress has demanded a judicial probe by a sitting judge of the high court into the death of a student and subsequent <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/tripura/gandatwisa-violence-tripura-dgp-asks-officials-to-maintain-strict-vigil-in-state-3121303">incidents</a> of violence at Gandatwisa in Dhalai district.</p>.<p>Paremeshwar Reang, a 19-year-old college student, was injured in a clash between two groups on July 7. He died in a hospital on July 12.</p>.<p>His death led to rioting and arson at Gandatwisa, rendering at least 40 families homeless, officials had said.</p>.<p>“On Tuesday, a five-member team of the Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) visited the house of Parameshwar Reang and other violence-hit families to take stock of the situation at Gandatwisa,” senior party MLA Sudip Roy Barman told reporters.</p>.Gandatwisa violence: Tripura DGP asks officials to maintain strict vigil in state.<p>“Parameshwar was critically injured in presence of the police. Looting, rioting and arson also took place in the presence of police personnel. That is why we have sought a judicial probe,” he said.</p>.<p>Besides, the TPCC wants “permanent security camps” at sensitive localities of Gandatwisa as part of confidence-building measures, a government job for the victim’s kin and adequate compensation to the violence-hit families, Roy Barman said.</p>.<p>“Only Rs 25,000 has been given to families whose houses were completely gutted, and Rs 5 lakh to the mother of Parameshwar. We want the state government to provide adequate compensation to all the violence-affected families of Gandatwisa,” he said.</p>
<p>Agartala: The Tripura unit of the Congress has demanded a judicial probe by a sitting judge of the high court into the death of a student and subsequent <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/tripura/gandatwisa-violence-tripura-dgp-asks-officials-to-maintain-strict-vigil-in-state-3121303">incidents</a> of violence at Gandatwisa in Dhalai district.</p>.<p>Paremeshwar Reang, a 19-year-old college student, was injured in a clash between two groups on July 7. He died in a hospital on July 12.</p>.<p>His death led to rioting and arson at Gandatwisa, rendering at least 40 families homeless, officials had said.</p>.<p>“On Tuesday, a five-member team of the Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) visited the house of Parameshwar Reang and other violence-hit families to take stock of the situation at Gandatwisa,” senior party MLA Sudip Roy Barman told reporters.</p>.Gandatwisa violence: Tripura DGP asks officials to maintain strict vigil in state.<p>“Parameshwar was critically injured in presence of the police. Looting, rioting and arson also took place in the presence of police personnel. That is why we have sought a judicial probe,” he said.</p>.<p>Besides, the TPCC wants “permanent security camps” at sensitive localities of Gandatwisa as part of confidence-building measures, a government job for the victim’s kin and adequate compensation to the violence-hit families, Roy Barman said.</p>.<p>“Only Rs 25,000 has been given to families whose houses were completely gutted, and Rs 5 lakh to the mother of Parameshwar. We want the state government to provide adequate compensation to all the violence-affected families of Gandatwisa,” he said.</p>