9 arrested so far in connection with assault on BSF in Tripura border

Agartala, Nov 3 (UNI) 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…