Tripura Police Raids CPI (M) Office in Search of 'Wanted' MLA Badal Choudhury

Agartala, October 15, 2019:

Tripura police on Monday raided the CPI(M) party's state headquarter at Melarmath, in search of former minister and present MLA Badal Choudhury, who has been absconding.

The police also searched for several party offices across the state. However, Badal Chowdury is granted interim bail till October 16 by district and session judge, Satyajit Datta Purokayastha. Despite this, he is still absconding.

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It may be mentioned that on Sunday night, the state government lodged an FIR against former Minister Badal Choudhury, former Chief Secretary Yash Pal Singh and former Chief Engineer of PWD Sunil Bhowmik.

The police arrested Chief Engineer, Sunil Bhowmik on Sunday night and was lodged in the West Agartala Police station. Chief engineer Sunil Bhowmik was also produced to court on Monday and sent to judicial custody to be produced in the court again on Tuesday.

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Following this, the CPI(M) organized a protest rally at Agartala in the evening.

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