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Tripura constabulary connected Friday (June 12, 2026) arrested the fellow of a miss who was recovered dormant successful her hostel country astatine the Santiniketan Medical College adjacent Agartala amid speculations and doubts implicit the existent origin of decease of 24-year-old Manisha Das, Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha has ordered a magisterial enquiry into the incident.
An authoritative communiqué said West Tripura District Magistrate would behaviour the enquiry and taxable a study to the State government. Police earlier claimed that they believed the miss had taken her life, but said they were waiting for a post-mortem report.
Santiniketan Medical College successful Tripura is an hold of the aforesaid assemblage located astatine Bolpur successful West Bengal. The constitution of the assemblage successful Tripura faced hurdles aft allegations surfaced implicit the nexus of a elder BJP person with the absorption of the assemblage having reported proximity with the Trinamool Congress.
The college, however, received each clearances and approvals from the authorities authorities and the world league of the assemblage entered its 2nd twelvemonth recently.
The decease of the young miss resurfaced the controversy, with absorption parties raising questions implicit the mode the probe was being conducted. They besides claimed that constabulary were trying to hush up the tragic death.
Senior constabulary officials who were overseeing the probe said the probe was going successful the close direction. The constabulary person arrested the fellow of the girl, Prasenjit Sarkar, who past spoke with the deceased implicit the phone.
The constabulary booked him for allegedly abetting the termination of the girl. The household of the unfortunate confirmed that the detainee was having an matter with Manisha for immoderate years.
