Old man attacked in Tripura after protesting BSF assault

Agartala, Nov 4 (UNI) Tension gripped Murapara, in Matabari assembly constituency of Udaipur in Tripura's Gomati district, after a 75-year-old man was allegedly assaulted following an argument over the recent attack on BSF personnel at Ashabari in Boxanagar last night. The victim, identified as Makhan Das, alleged that Alfu Mia and his sons attacked him after a dispute over remarks about local BJP MLA Tofazzal Hossain. On the morning of the alleged assault, a group had gathered at a tea stall in Murapara to discuss the attack on BSF personnel. During the discussion, some participants allegedly made derogatory remarks about…