Agartala, Oct 14: An insurgent of the banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) was killed by a group of angry villagers in a remote village of west Tripura district last night, police said today. Police said a group of five to six NLFT insurgents raided Kalyanpur village of the district and tried to kidnap one Khirod Debbarma from his house.
The family members of Debbarma resisted and a scuffle broke out, police said.
On hearing the alarm raised by the family members, neighbours rushed to the spot and managed to catch hold of one of the insurgents and beat him
The insurgent, identified as Biresh Debbarma (24), died on the spot before police could intervene, they said.
Search operation was on to track down the other insurgents who managed to flee taking advantage of the darkness, police said.
Bureau Report