Police personnel use water cannons on teachers to disperse them during their protest, in Agartala. (PTI photo)
AGARTALA: Several protesters were injured on Wednesday after the Tripura police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) used tear gas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of protesting teachers who blocked roads in front of Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Dev's official quarters.
A few of the protesters have been injured while at least two police vehicles have been destroyed.
According to Arindam Nath, IG (Law and Order) of Tripura Police, till now 165 persons have been arrested including six women. "Since the area where the protest is taking place is next to the IGM hospital and VIP quarters, utmost care is being taken," said Arindam Nath, IG (Law and Order) of Tripura Police.