Agartala, Oct. 1 -- Two people were arrested for their alleged involvement in a firing incident in Maharani of Udaipur in Tripura's Gomati district that injured a Tipra Motha Party (TMP) candidate during the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) village council polling three days ago, police said on Thursday.

Khachindra Reang (34), who was contesting from Ward No. 2 of the Gamaria Village Committee, was injured after unidentified persons allegedly opened fire as he got down from a vehicle. Two other persons, identified as Chitrajoy Reang (26) and Uday Ram Reang (40), were also injured in the incident.

The three were subsequently taken for medical treatment, with Khachindra Reang later being referred to GBP Hospital i...