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Agartala: Seventeen people died across Tripura during the Durga Puja season from October 10 to October 22. The fatalities included two homicides, nine road deaths, and six unnatural or accidental losses. This toll excludes three migrant youths from the state who died in Bengaluru during the same period.
Police deployed 11,348 personnel and 218 CCTV cameras to secure 2,900 Puja venues. Officers Prasenjit Das and Kajal Debbarma were injured clearing a 72-hour blockade on National Highway 8 on October 17. Despite the tension, Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha praised the state for a peaceful holiday. He stated, "We witnessed a wonderful sense of unity and brotherhood during this year’s Puja."
Violent crime claimed lives in Dharmanagar and Boxanagar. Brothers Subhadeep and Joydeep Ray Chowdhury were murdered on October 19. Police arrested a suspect on October 21 linked to a financial dispute. In Boxanagar, a young mother's death sparked a murder investigation involving her husband and mother-in-law.
Traffic accidents caused the most deaths. Victims included Sagar Dey, Sharma, 16-year-old Purnima Basphar, student Shilpi Ram Reang, 20-year-old Uday Gour, 60-year-old Haripada Das, and 17-year-old Jit Sarkar. On October 22, journalist Biman Bihari Dhar and his grandson, Rahul Pal, died in a bus collision at Bagma. Other deaths included Munda Tanti, found in his home, Rupak Das, found by tracks in Jirania, and inmate Pranab Pal in Bishalgarh Sub-Jail.
Fairground safety came under scrutiny after 37-year-old Rajesh Sarkar fell to his death from a Ferris wheel at 3 a.m. on Vijaya Dashami. Meanwhile, Agartala Mayor Dipak Majumder reported that 97 percent of Agartala Municipal Corporation idol immersions were finished by October 24. Seventeen ghats handled the process, with Joynagar serving as the primary site for the city's 340 idols.
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