Four LGBT members were arrested by the police here and made to strip in a police station to prove their gender, according to an FIR filed by one of them.
The BJP has already won 112 of the total 334 seats uncontested in Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and 19 other civic bodies in the state. Polling was held in 222 seats across six Nagar panchayats, seven municipal councils and AMC. Votes will be counted on November 28.
The opposition accused the BJP of sheltering "goons" who forcefully captured polling booths and also allegedly threatened the voters. However, the BJP denied these allegations.
The Tripura Police has sent a notice to Twitter to block 68 users for posting allegedly “objectionable” news items regarding the recent communal violence in the state. These users have been booked by the police under UAPA.