Agartala, Nov. 3 -- Nine people, including six men and three women, have been arrested in connection with Monday night's brutal attack on four on-duty BSF personnel, including an Assistant Commandant, in Sepahijala district, Superintendent of Police Bijoy Debbarma said on Tuesday.
Debbarma said the BSF had foiled a smuggling attempt along the India-Bangladesh border in the area under the Ashabari Border Outpost of the 49th Battalion. Personnel seized narcotics and a mobile phone left behind by the fleeing smugglers.
Later, a mob of more than 50 people attacked BSF personnel near the outpost in an attempt to prevent them from carrying out their lawful duties. The attackers snatched a PAG rifle and extensively damaged a BSF vehicle.
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