Sigh of Relief: Tripura CM Narrowly Escapes From Road Accident, Youth Arrested
Agartala, Dec 24: The city police arrested a 27–year-old youth who claimed to be a staff of Tripura Medical College (TMC) has been arrested on Thursday night after his car was about to hit Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb during his night walk in the VIP zone.
However, CM was unhurt and escaped the accident but the vehicle dashed a roadside wall and sided into the stormwater drain.
Police arrested the driver Shubhrajit Dhar, a non-medico working in the orthopaedic department of TMC hospital and a resident of the Gandhighat area of the city. He was found to be intoxicated and two bottles of liquor were recovered from the vehicle.
The senior police officials interrogated him for long at night and said, “Dhar was intoxicated and had no intention. Suddenly after seeing the Chief Minister along with security personnel while curving the car, he lost control and hit the nearby wall. The CM escaped the accident narrowly due to the high alert of his security personnel.”
According to the report, Chief Minister was on a night walk in the colony behind his residence at around 2300 hrs. While passing through the residence of the leader of the opposition, the car came from the opposite direction and skidded into the drain. Immediately, the security staff detained the driver and handed him over to West Agartala police station. They escorted the Chief Minister safely to his residence.
The accused Dhar has been produced in the court seeking his custody for further investigation. The additional director general of police (Crime) Puneet Rastogi has been asked to inquire about the incident and directed the police to launch a special drive against the personal vehicles in the city and rush driving.
Three months ago in a similar incident near IGM hospital, three youths were arrested who had hit the road while the Chief Minister was walking at the spot.
