Tripura News: Two more arrested in deed-writer Amit Acharya murder case
Tripura Police arrested two more accused in the murder case of a deed-writer of the West Tripura District Court, Amit Acharya. Advocate Digbijay Modak and clerk Shibdut Barua were arrested on Wednesday. They were arrested from Ujan Abhayanagar and Indranagar Muslim Para in the morning.
So far, a total of six people have been arrested in this case. Earlier, on April 3, police of West Tripura police station arrested advocate Rajesh Sarkar and deed-writer Rajib Deb.
It was on September 5, when Amit Acharya was beaten up by several lawyers and clerks in the court premises of West Tripura District and Sessions Judge. Amit Acharya, who was seriously injured in the incident, succumbed to his injuries on September 23 in Kolkata.
A police case was registered under Section 302 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code against advocate Rajesh Sarkar, Gopal Singh, Anirban Talapatra and clerks of advocates Shibdut Barua, Sudip Deb and Rajib Deb on the basis of a complaint lodged by the family of the deceased Amit Acharya.
In this case, on November 12, 2023, the police arrested an advocate named Gopal Singh from Bardowali. After that, another lawyer named Anirban Talapatra was arrested.
The police were continuing to search for the remaining accused in the incident. It is also reported that a police team went to Kolkata in search of the accused in this sensational murder case. This time, two more accused who were reportedly absconding since the incident, were caught by the police on Wednesday.
West Tripura police station OC Paritosh Das said that the investigating officer of the case, Ranjit Das, arrested the duo on Wednesday morning. They were produced in court today seeking their three-day police remand. The OC of West Tripura police station further said that no one is above the law, whoever is involved in this murder case will have to be punished. The police will not spare anyone.
He said, advocate Gopal Singh was absconding for a long time. Finally, West Agartala police station arrested Gopal Singh involved in this murder case. Then advocate Anirban Talapatra, later Rajesh Sarkar and clerk Rajiv Deb. All will be caught one by one.
Narrating the incident, the mother of the deceased Amit Acharya told the media that on September 5, 2023, clerk Amit Acharya was sitting on a steel chair outside the fourth floor of the district court. At that time, advocate Rajesh Sarkar got involved into an argument with Amit over a GRPS case, then advocates Gopal Singh, Rajesh Sarkar, Anirban Talapatra, clerk Shibdut Baruah started beating Amit Acharya with kicks and punches.
Amit Acharya's wife Sanchita Saha Acharya claimed that the entire incident was recorded in the CCTV footage of the building on the fourth floor of the district court.
The wife of the victim also alleged that after beating Amit on the fourth floor of the district court, advocate Rajesh Sarkar, Gopal Singh, Bibhas Debbarma, thrashed Acharya again fter closing the door of the lift. Sanchita Saha Acharya alleged after being beaten up randomly, Amit was taken to the Tripura Bar Association where he was again beaten up. Meantime the police of the court got the information and rescued him.
(Tripura, Tripura News)