Agartala, Jan 30 (TIWN): Kripa Ranjan Chakma, was gunned down on Saturday by unidentified gunmen, the police said, adding that a combing operation has been launched to nab the assailants.

The police said that two to three assailants with arms attacked the house of the 35-year-old in Manikpur in Dhalai district in the wee hours of Saturday. 

A large contingent of security forces led by senior officers has launched a search operation in the tribal dominated area to nab the attackers. A local suspect has been detained in connection with the incident.

The BJP has termed the incident as a "political conspiracy" as the deceased was politically active since the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.