Seven police personnel were injured in a clash with the inmates of a Reang refugee camp in North Tripura district following the suicide of an inmate early on Sunday morning.
North district Superintendent of Police Manik Das said the trouble began three days ago when the inmate (or internally displaced person IDP) at Narsingpara camp in Kanchanpur subdivision had been caught catching fish illegally from the pond of a person at nearby Kashirampur.
The 32-year-old camp inmate was beaten by the pond owner and villagers. He was admitted to Kanchanpur hospital, from where he was released on Friday last.
However, he was readmitted on Saturday following some complaints and he committed suicide on Sunday morning by hanging from a nearby tree.
Mr. Das said the youth had left behind a note saying no one was responsible for his death. However, a rumour spread that the youth was killed in the hospital, a mob of camp inmates attacked the pond owner’s house and ransacked it. - PTI
