Reported by, Aug. 28 -- Mrinal Banik

Agartala: CPI(M) legislators, who constitute the principal opposition bloc in the Tripura Assembly, staged a protest inside the Assembly on Friday, demanding a discussion on the death of Director General of Police Anurag.

They also demanded an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. The protest began after Speaker Rampada Jamatia started reading an obituary resolution.

Leader of the Opposition Jitendra Chaudhury raised the issue of Anurag's death and referred to the statement made by Chief Minister Manik Saha in the Assembly on Thursday.

Chaudhury said the death of a person who had held the post of DGP was a serious matter and should be dealt with transparently. He d...