In two dreaded dacoity incidents in two different parts of Agartala city on Thursday midnight, a group of dacoits raided two houses with lethal arms, injured three persons and looted gold ornaments and cash amount.

Within one week of dacoity incident in Chandpur area of Khayerpur, a suspected group of dacoits has once again committed two incidents, which has sparks tension of city dwellers over their safety and security, whereas major parts of city in the midnight remains unguard due inactiveness of police.

On Thursday midnight at about 2 AM, a group of six armed dacoits raided the house of one Mihir Debnath (65) at Ghosh-Para of Aralia under East Agartala police station. After entering his house from the backyard, robbers first broke the door of the room in which Mihir Debnath was sleeping along with his wife. Soon after entering the room, miscreants with sharp weapons started attacking Mr Debnath and he has also engaged in scuffle with miscreants and has tried to resist them, but robbers attacked him with sharp ‘Dao’ and severely injured. They had also thrashed his wife.

When Debnath and his wife raised their alarms, robbers tried to enter the room of his son by breaking collapsible grills. Hearing hue and cry, Abhijit Debnath, son of Mihir Debnath, when he tried to open their door, a dacoit attacked him with a stick, immediately, Abhijit and his wife had also raised their alarms asking neighbours to help.

Within a few minutes, some neighbours rushed to the spot. By the time, dacoits have snatched a gold chain from Mihir Debnath’s wife and a cash amount of Rs. 40,000.

Within 30 minutes of dacoity at Ghosh-Para, suspected dacoits have raided the house of one Sanjoy Paul of Paul Para of Baldakhal under East Agartala police station. Miscreants entered into the rooms of Sanjoy Paul with sharp weapons and under point of arms, they tied Sanjoy Paul and started looting all gold ornaments from elderly mother, wife and daughter. Miscreants has also managed to find a bundle of cash Rs. 70,000, which was collected by Sanjoy Paul for treatment of his mother.

Then, dacoits escaped from the house and inmates of the house started calling their neighbours and relatives.

After both dacoity incidents, police personnel rushed to spots and senior police officials including DG (Intelligence) Anurag and SP (West Tripura) Kiran Kumar swung into action and started investigation. Police have also brought dog squads, forensic and fingerprint expert teams to collect evidence.

Speaking with media persons SDPO(Sadar) Dulal Datta said police have enhanced its night patrolling across the city, but recent miscreants taking advantage of unguarded narrow lanes are committing such crimes. He said police teams under the active guidance of senior police officials with scientific method are starting rigorous investigation to arrest all miscreants involved with both incidents.

He said that one miscreant involved with another dacoity incident committed at the house one Babul Ghosh at Chandpur area of Khayerpur, at the outskirts of Agartala has been arrested from Dharmanagar. He hoped that soon police will be able arrest miscreants involved with one after one dacoity incidents and has assured to expand the night patrolling around the city.