AGARTALA, Oct 4 (TIWN): Opposition BJP State President along with topmost party activists met DGP A K Sukla to knock him about Jiban Debnath who has been missing since 15 days. How is it possible that even after 15 days also police do not know anything about it ? BJP leaders raised question, 'If this is the status of a missing case, how police will probe Santnau's murder case ?' The BJP activists met DGP A K Sukla on Wednesday demanding faster recovery of Jiban Debnath as 12 days have already passed that Jiban Debnath is missing. Jiban Debnath who has been missing since the day of Santanu's murder but till day police couldn't find him out. Even though an FIR was lodged but no clue about Jiban Debnath has been recovered by Tripura police.

Police sources said Jiban Debnath, who had taken a Delhi-based journalist and psephologist Sajjan Kumar and his guide Biswajit Debbarma to Jampui Jala, was allegedly kidnapped by by miscreants at Khumlwng on their way back to Agartala on Sep-20.

While Sajjan Kumar and his guide Biswajit Debbarma were left, Jiban Debnath was kidnapped but has remained untraced till day.Jiban's wife had filed a complaint with the East Agartala police station on Thursday but police have not been able to trace any clue so far.

"We have searched the area in collaboration with our colleagues from Khumlwng and Jampui Jala police stations but he is as yet untraced, though we are now quizzing Sajjan Kumar and Biswajit Debbarma," officer-in-charge of East Agartala police station, Milan Dutta, said.

Coming close on the heels of the murder of the journalist, the abduction of Debnath has strained the prevailing ethnic tension in Tripura.

BJP State President Biplab Deb along with other party activists also visited Jiban Debnath's house at Pratapgarh on Monday and heard the allegation of the family members. Jiban Debnath's family members also complained about police's negligence to find out Jiban Debnath, whereas in Santnau murder case state has been shaken.