Agartala, June 24 -- A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and local club secretary was allegedly brutally murdered in West Tripura district, triggering widespread public outrage and retaliatory violence in the area, police said on Tuesday.

The deceased has been identified as Samir Das, a resident of Kathaltali village in West Tripura district.

According to police on Tuesday, Das was allegedly attacked and killed by two assailants late on Monday night while returning home after attending a social function.

Speaking to ANI, West Tripura Superintendent of Police Namit Pathak said that two persons have been arrested in connection with the murder.

"A person identified as Samir Das was murdered on Monday midnight when he was returning home...