A 40-year old man ran amok and went for serial murders killing five persons- including a police sub-inspector at Khowai in Tripura subdivision on early Saturday.
Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb visited the residence of the slain Police Officer in Agartala on Saturday. He expressed his deep grief at the murder of Sub Inspector Mallik and others. He offered floral tributes to the mortal remains of the Police Officer.
In a message, he said, “I am deeply saddened that Satyajit Mallick, the second officer of Khowai police station, was martyred in an attack by a madman while performing his duty with devotion. I wish the souls of all those killed in this incident rest in peace and speedy recovery of those injured. My condolences to the family”.
The Chief Minister also announced that financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh would be given to the relatives of those who were killed in this unfortunate incident.
Khowai District Superintendent of police Kiran Kumar K. said that assailant Pradip Deb Roy, 40, shortly after midnight on Friday murdered his two minor daughters – Mandira and Aditi, aged one and seven years and then killed his elder brother Amalesh Deb Roy, 45, when he prevented him from doing so.
“When our police team led by inspector Satyajit Mallik reached Ram Chandra Ghat village, Deb Roy attacked Mallik with an iron rod and the police official subsequently succumbed to his injuries in the hospital,” the district police chief told IANS.
He said that then Deb Roy attacked an auto-rickshaw driver passing through a nearby road and killed Krishna Das, owner of the two-wheeler who along with his family members was returning home from a social function.
Deb Roy’s wife Mina Deb Roy, 32 and Das’s son Karnadhir Das, 22, were also critically injured in the attack, and later shifted to Govind Ballabh Pant Medical College and Hospital.
The police arrested the assailant and started probing into the incident. A local court has sent him to 14-day judicial custody.
Police officers said that they were yet to ascertain the motive of Deb Roy, a mason by profession, to kill so many people.
“We would also medically examine him whether he has any psychological problem,” a police officer said.