Notorious absconding criminal Dipankar Sen, the prime accused in many criminal cases and arms smuggling was arrested by the Bishramganj police station under Sepahijala district from a passenger bus on Thursday.

Police sources said that after his arrest, police personnel from Amtali police station brought him for interrogation in a specific case registered against him at the police station. During interrogation, the police have obtained substantial information from him. He has been produced before the court on Friday in connection with Amtali PS Case No. 93/2022, with a plea for five days of police remand.

Police sources added that on the midnight of July 19, 2021, Dipankar Sen along with several associates went to the house of Binoy Sutradhar in Hapania Karaimura and called his son Dibakar Sutradhar out of the house. They then attempted to shoot him in the head with a pistol. However, due to the shouting of the family members and the arrival of nearby residents, the accused and his associates managed to flee from the scene.

Later, during the police investigation, an empty cartridge was recovered from the scene. Following the incident, Dipankar Sen went into hiding. A specific case was registered against him and his associates under IPC Sections 452, 323, 307, 34 and Section 25 of the Arms Act.

There are multiple registered cases against him in various police stations across Tripura, including Bishalgarh, Amarpur, Sabroom, and Amtali. He had been absconding for the last two years and was working in a private company in Kolkata. He returned home the day before yesterday and was on his way to his sister’s house in Udaipur on Thursday through a passenger bus,  when the Bishramganj police detained him on suspicion. Though nothing was found in his possession at that time, Amtali police station was informed since his residence falls under North Madhyapara in Amtali jurisdiction.

Not only that, there are five pending non-bailable arrest warrants against him and police believe that further interrogation during remand may reveal more critical information.