13 injured after Brus clash with locals in North Tripura district

Agartala: Thirteen tribal people were injured in a clash between displaced Bru people from Mizoram and locals near Casco Bru camp in North Tripura district, police said on Tuesday.

The police chief of the district, Bhanupada Chakraborty, who rushed to the spot said, a group of displaced Bru people from neighbouring Mizoram, who were sheltered at the camp in Damcherra block had opened shops on the roadside, and the local people belonging to Charai and Halam communities had objected to it.

The owners did not agree to close the shops leading to a heated exchange of words.