Overview

• Truck driver Mihir Lal Debnath died after being trapped for more than seven hours when his cement-laden vehicle crashed at Chakmaghat on August 5
• Teliamura Sub-Divisional Magistrate Parimal Majumder has been suspended for alleged negligence while Khowai District Magistrate Rajat Pant received a show-cause notice
• Chief Minister Manik Saha appointed a three-member committee to investigate procedural lapses and equipment malfunctions during the rescue operation
• The state government approved ₹6 lakh in compensation for Debnath’s family, drawing ₹4 lakh from the Disaster Management Department and ₹2 lakh from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund
• Viral footage of non-functional cutting machines intensified public criticism over gaps between Tripura’s disaster preparedness claims and on-ground response