Overview
- Police report no fresh violence after paramilitary foot patrols and flag marches secured Shimultala and nearby localities.
- Authorities enforced Section 163 of the BNSS and ordered a 48-hour mobile internet shutdown across Kumarghat Sub-Division to curb false messaging.
- The confrontation began when a timber-laden truck was stopped at Saidarpar for a subscription demand, triggering a wider clash between two communities.
- Arson and vandalism damaged multiple properties, including a timber shop and a place of worship, with injuries totaling 10 people, including four police personnel.
- Tripura minister Sudhangshu Das called it a criminal act and warned against communalization, while opposition leaders condemned the violence and urged calm.