On Monday afternoon, a teacher was allegedly abducted at an isolated place near his school and attacked with sticks by a group of people.
Speaking to reporters, Pradeep Kar, a primary teacher at Mariamnagar High School on the outskirts of Agartala, said that he was standing in front of the school during recess when five or six youths called him to a nearby tea stall and attacked him. Started beating. ,
“They threatened me with death for registering a case against them. They threw punches at me, made me sit on a motorcycle, took me to a secluded place, beat me with sticks and left me there,” said Kar. “There were many people, including teachers, near the tea shop. They did not come to my rescue,” said the schoolteacher.
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The school teacher named four of the attackers and claimed they were BJP The activist said that he had been assaulted thrice in the past, after which he complained to the police. According to him, the latest attack was provoked by a complaint. The teacher said that the attackers also snatched his wallet which contained Rs 7,000. However, he has not lodged a complaint with the police as he has been kept at Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital for treatment.
BJP spokesperson Nabendu Bhattacharya said that his party strongly opposes any kind of violence. “If there has been an attack, the police should take appropriate action at the earliest,” he said. But being a schoolteacher how can he join politics? He is heard saying that he participates in political activities. It should be probed,” Bhattacharya said.
Kar said attacks on opposition political workers have intensified after the BJP’s victory in four states, including Uttar Pradesh, in the recent elections.
The opposition CPM has also accused the saffron party workers of resorting to violence at opposition workers and party offices. In a letter to Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, the CPM state chief said that till the morning of March 11, there were at least 39 incidents of arson and other attacks in five subdivisions across the state- 22 of them in Sadar subdivision of West Tripura.