Kailasahar (Tripura), February 23: Two government officials of Kailasahar in a North Tripura district were allegedly assaulted by a group of lawyers in the office premises, police said today.
The Sub-Divisional Magistrate and Additional Sub-Divisional Magistrate were assaulted by a group of lawyers after one of them alleged that he was beaten up by the SDM. Bijit Das, an advocate claimed that the SDM Prasant Kumar assaulted him in the chamber of ASDM after he had an altercation with him over a case.
Angry over the incident, a group of lawyers stormed into the premises of the official, assaulted them and ransacked their premises. Two persons have been arrested in this connection, he said, adding Das has also filed an FIR against the SDM.
—-PTI