Four people including BJP Janajati Morcha vice president Mangal Debbarma were injured when a group of ruling alliance Tipra Motha supporters attacked them in the Hezamara area of West Tripura district on Sunday.

Police sources said that three injured persons were shifted to GBP hospital for better treatment. One journalist was among the injured.

While speaking with media persons after the incident, injured Mangal Debbarma said that they  had planned to distribute pachra (dress of tribal women) among the women at Hezamara community hall on Sunday. Member of Parliament (MP), Biplab Kumar Deb, was scheduled to attend the cloth distribution programme, Debbarma told reporters from his hospital bed.

He said that suddenly, a group of Motha workers came to the venue and attacked the BJP leaders and workers, in which four people were injured.

Officer in Charge (OC) of Sidhai police station, Himadri Sarkar, said four people, including Mangal Debbarma, were injured in the attack at Hezamara by Motha workers

Police have received complaints from both sides - Janjati Morcha (BJP's tribal wing) and the Tipra-Motha. In the complaint, the Motha alleged that the Janajati Morcha leaders and workers engaged in a verbal war with their supporters in front of the Hezamara community hall, which provoked them to attack Janajati Morcha leaders and workers. We have started an investigation into both complaints, but no arrest has been made so far, said OC.