All three accused involved in murder of delivery boy in Lefunga arrested, police recovered weapon of crime

After arrest of three culprits including the mastermind for killing of a delivery boy during a picnic at the Tufania Lunga tea garden under Lefunga police station in West Tripura district, police on Friday (January 2nd) reconstructed the crime scene and recovered an axe, which used for killing of Prabir Shil .

Police sources said that on Friday in presence of a Deputy Collector and Magistrate (DCM) of West Tripura district, the Lefunga police station reconstructed the crime scene by mastermind of the sensational murder, Sekhar Tanti along with two more accused Tanmoy Orang and Bikash Tanti.

Later, police investigation team in presence of senior police officials and DCM have also recovered the sharp weapon (axe) , which was used to ensure the death of the delivery boy.

The deceased delivery boy Prabir Shil, who had gone on a picnic with a group of friends on December 24 at the Tufania Lunga tea garden area. During the picnic, an altercation broke out between Prabir and some of his friends, following which he was brutally assaulted.

Local residents shifted the injured youth to a nearby hospital. As his condition deteriorated, he was referred to GB Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries the following day while undergoing treatment.

Police said that after the assault, the victim’s father lodged a complaint at Lefunga police station. Following Prabir Shil’s death, a murder case was registered and an investigation was launched.

During the course of the investigation, police arrested Sekhar Tanti and Tanmoy Orang, both residents of the Tufania Lunga area, as the main accused in the case.

Based on the interrogation statements of both accused, later, police have also arrested another accused Bikash Tanti.

All three accused are present in police custody and during interrogation, they revealed the crime scene and killed the delivery boy under instruction of mastermind Sekhar Tanti.

The incident comes amid a series of violent attacks against delivery workers in Tripura. Earlier, North Tripura district police arrested five accused in connection with the suicide of Prasenjit Sarkar (23) of Dharmanagar, a delivery boy working with a private courier company. He allegedly died by suicide on December 14 after being publicly humiliated and assaulted by the accused.

In another incident on December 21, a delivery boy was allegedly assaulted by a CISF jawan at Narayanpur Bazar in West Tripura district after he refused to deliver a parcel at an address different from the one mentioned. The accused CISF jawan was later detained by Airport police station for investigation.

These back-to-back incidents have raised serious concerns over the safety of delivery workers across Tripura.