AGARTALA, Nov 28 (TIWN): Tripura’s journalist killing and 10 lakhs of compensation continues. Tripura Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha has announced Rs. 10 lakhs for slain journalist Sudip Datta Bhaumik’s family as compensation.

After a cabinet meeting, Finance Minister Bhanu Lal Saha told reporters about the compensations.

Tripura’s journalists’ murders and Tripura Govt’s Rs. 10 lakhs compensation tradition has been continued ironically, whereas no govt job has been provided to the family members.

Sudip Datta Bhaumik, who was killed by Tripura State Rifles commandant and other TSR Jawans in the 2nd bn Headquarter had one son and daughter. Not only this, before 2 months Tripura’s another journalist Santanu Bhaumik was killed on Sep 20 in a political clash among CPI-M and IPFT but on that case also Rs. 10 lakhs were provided to the family. In none of the cases, CBI inquiry was called by the state govt.