The victim, Balsrang A. Marak (21), was sleeping inside. The gang, armed with pistols and other weapons, held a pistol to Marak's head and demanded the phone number of the shop's owner

He said that the criminals handcuffed the young man and led him towards New Rongdangai village, where they allegedly planned to kill him. However, Marak managed to free his hands from a towel that was used to tie them, ran into a nearby house, and locked the door

The assailants chased him, fired pistol shots at the door, and eventually forced their way inside. They then assaulted Marak and instructed the residents to take him for medical treatment.Police received a report at 2:15 p.m. on Friday that armed individuals had entered a house near Khonjoy village. When officers from Nonghyllam Police Station arrived at the scene, the suspects fled into a nearby forest. Police fired two warning shots, but the suspects did not stop,A police operation is ongoing in the Khonjoy area to apprehend the remaining gang members who are still at large.

⚠️The Central government has sanctioned ?250 crore for the development of tribal communities in Tripura, as part of the Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) signed with two formerly banned insurgent outfits the National Liberation Front of Twipra (NLFT) and the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF).