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Tripura MLA Alleges Threat at Agartala Hostel, Governor’s Son Named as Four Surrender on Bail

The case tests security at Agartala’s MLA hostel, raising questions for the BJP–TIPRA Motha alliance.

The TIPRA Motha is an alliance partner of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Tripura.
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BJP's Pratik Dev Varma had previously courted controversy in 2022 when members of a Parliamentary committee accused him of misbehaviour at a private hotel in Agartala | Facebook/@pratikdevvarma
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Overview

  • TIPRA Motha legislator Philip Kumar Reang filed an FIR alleging death threats inside the new MLA hostel and named Pathik Dev Varma, son of the Telangana governor, among the accused.
  • Tripura Police said four youths surrendered at the New Capital Complex station on Tuesday night and were granted bail, with an investigation continuing.
  • DGP Anurag Dhyankar stated the suspects have been identified and had entered the hostel as guests of a resident MLA, and he reviewed security at the complex.
  • A delegation of TIPRA Motha MLAs met Chief Minister Manik Saha seeking tighter entry protocols and vehicle logs, and the CM assured strengthened security measures.
  • State BJP president Rajib Bhattacharjee said the law will take its course, as the episode unfolds during existing strains between the ruling party and its ally.