India, Nov. 3 -- Three Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, including an Assistant Commandant, were injured on Monday during a violent clash with villagers near the Ashabari Border Outpost in Tripura's Sepahijala district, close to the India-Bangladesh border. The incident happened in the Boxanagar area under Kalamchoura Police Station after BSF detained a local person over suspected cross-border activity or an alleged assault during routine operations.

Police and BSF said that members of the 49th Battalion saw suspected Indian and Bangladeshi individuals involved in illegal activity near the border fence. They tried to stop them and detained one Indian suspect, while the others reportedly ran away. The situation got worse when a large...