AGARTALA, Sep 7 (TIWN): Once again Bengali people were attacked by tribal locals at Chankhala (on Khowai way) on Wednesday evening that left 2 people seriously injured. Agitating over the issue the bus service was fully halted on Thursday morning as no driver were ready to go through the Khowai way. Surprisingly the victims who were beaten had no link with the anger of the tribal people at there. On Thursday morning, Radhanagar located bus station was paralyzed when all drivers denied to go through the Khowai way as they are 'assaulted', 'beaten' without any reason with a slogan of ‘Bangali-Khedao’ on Wednesday. Talking to the bus drivers agitating at Radhanagar, they said, “On Thursday night we stopped our bus (bearing number TR01A 1312) at Chankhala seeing a massive jam at there. Asking the locals they told a bike and a vehicle had hit each-other and due to that the jam was occurred. But suddenly a huge group of tribal locals attacked on the bus out of anger saying ‘No Bengali people are allowed in our area. Burn all Bengalis".

The bus driver and another person in the bus were injured in the incident. Driver Sanjoy Deb and Mithan Deb are now undergoing medical treatments.

While agitating the driver said, “Due to pathetic road condition already bus business has been down. Still we are travelling via that 3^rd class road. Why? To get beaten like this?”

“The person who did accident he can be beaten. Why did they attack us as we had no link with the incident ? Our bus came much later of the accident”, said another driver.

“In front of police we were beaten. They raised slogan to burnt Bengali. In front of police they were burning vehicles but police remained  silent”, said the driver.

“This is an Independent country. What are meant Benagli and Tribals ?”, said the drivers.

This incident once again proves the division created among Tribal and Bengalis intentionally by various political parties of state Tripura are leading dangerous Consequences.