The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) today condemned the killing of a 48-year-old journalist in Agartala, and demanded "exemplary punishment" for the guilty.
Sudip Datta Bhaumik was shot dead yesterday allegedly by a constable of the Tripura State Rifles (TSR), the second killing of a mediaperson in Tripura in two months.
"This is the second murder of a journalist in Tripura in two months and has created a great insecurity within the journalistic fraternity. The INS demands that the government of Tripura ensure exemplary punishment to the guilty," the INS said in a statement.
The scribe was gunned down around 2 pm inside the headquarters of the 2nd battalion of the TSR at R K Nagar, West Tripura superintendent of Police (SP) Abhijit Saptarshi had said.
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