Lawyer alleges mob attack following report on cattle transport in Tripura

Shreya Agarwal had come to Tripura in connection with a case, and she alleged that on

her way to the High Court of Tripura, she spotted the two trucks overloaded with cattle.

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AGARTALA:

Shreya Aggarwal, a lawyer from Delhi, has alleged that she was attacked by a mob in Sepahijala district, Tripura after she reported a case of cattle being transported on overloaded trucks in the state and led the law enforcers to the spot.

Aggarwal, who works in the field of cruelty to animals said that her vehicle was vandalised in front of policemen near Routhkhala, a village close to the Indo-Bangladesh border, by the mob on Saturday and she managed to flee from the area. Police said that they are investigating the matter.

Speaking to the reporters, the lawyer said, "A complaint has been lodged at Bishalagarh police station in connection with the incident under charges of rioting, unlawful assembly, assault, criminal intimidation, negligent behaviour which can lead to the spread of infectious disease (COVID-19), outraging the modesty of a woman."

Aggarwal had come to Tripura in connection with a case. She alleged that on her way to the High Court of Tripura, she spotted the two trucks overloaded with cattle.

The lawyer said that she went to the Bishalgarh police station and asked the police to accompany her to Routhkhola village, where the vehicles were parked and, the cattle were unloaded.

When a team of police personnel reached the spot, around 100 people had gheraoed her vehicle and verbally abused her and her associates in front of the police, she alleged, adding that her car was also vandalised, though she somehow managed to run away from the spot.

(Edited by Aparmita Das)

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