Three Border Security Force (BSF) jawans were brutally assaulted by a group of alleged smugglers in the Ashabari area under Boxanagar in Tripura on Monday, triggering tension in the locality.
The attackers reportedly also attempted to snatch firearms from the injured personnel and vandalised a government vehicle.According to sources, the incident took place around 9 AM near Gate Nos. 174 and 175 along the barbed-wire border fence under Ashabari Border Outpost (BOP).
Alleged smugglers were reportedly attempting to transport illegal goods through the area when personnel of the 49th Battalion, deployed on duty, chased them.
