After 20-days of sensational death of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Dharmanagar Mandal president and councilor of Dharmanagar municipality, Rahul Kishore Roy, on Sunday police arrested one of the seven accused persons in connection with the case.
Police sources said that the arrest was made based on a written complaint filed by the deceased Rahul Kishore Roy’s wife. Acting on the complaint, Dharmanagar Police launched an investigation into the case.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Dharmanagar police station, Mina Debbarma said that a case was registered on May 5, 2026, in connection with the unnatural death of Rahul Kishore Roy. The case, registered as DMN PS 27/26, includes charges under Sections 329(4), 117(2), 351(3), and 108/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), related to abetment of suicide and other offences.
During the course of the investigation, police received confidential information and on Sunday( May 24), arrested accused Kankan Chowdhury from his residence in the Bhairab Sarani area of Dharmanagar.
Police said the accused is being interrogated to gather further information regarding the involvement of the remaining accused persons. Search operations are continuing to trace the others named in the case.
It may be recalled here that a wave of shock and tension has gripped Dharmanagar town in North Tripura district after suicide of BJP councillor Rahul Kishore Roy, just a day after the by-election results were announced on May 4.
Rahul Kishore Roy, councillor of Ward No. 5 of Dharmanagar Municipal Council and Mandal President of the BJP Yuva Morcha, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his residence on May 5 morning, a day after the BJP candidate’s victory in the by-election was declared on May 4, triggering widespread speculation and concern.
The wife of the deceased councillor, filed an FIR against seven miscreants, who were attacked on their house after bypoll results, identified as Kankan Chowdhury, Hirakjyoti Nath, Manoj Purokayastha, Niladri Bhattarcharjee, Abhijit Das, Suraj Deb and Prabal Deb.
Earlier, Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha said that the police will take all necessary steps to conduct an impartial investigation into the death of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) leader Rahul Kishore Roy after his body was found in the bathroom of his residence in North Tripura district.
The Chief Minister in a Facebook post said: "I would like to assure that the allegations brought forward by his (Roy's) wife will be thoroughly and impartially investigated, and appropriate legal action will be taken in accordance with the law." "I am deeply saddened by the untimely demise of Rahul Kishore Roy, Mandal President of Yuva Morcha in Dharmanagar. I pray for the eternal peace of his departed soul and extend my heartfelt condolences to his bereaved family members," Chief Minister Dr Saha added in his social media statement.
Deceased’s wife said that a group of seven miscreants allegedly owing allegiance to the ruling BJP and closely associated with the newly elected BJP MLA Jahar Chakraborty and his wife Barnali Goswami, former chairperson of Tripura Commission for Women (TCW) visited Roy’s house on the afternoon of May 4 and night prior to the incident, where he was humiliated and assaulted. She claimed to have identified the accused and alleges that the incident was premeditated, possibly with political motives.
His wife also alleged that she, along with her elderly father-in-law and mother-in-law, were assaulted by the same group of 'miscreants' and she on Wednesday directly blamed newly elected MLA Jahar Chakraborty and his wife Barnali Goswami solely responsible for the death of her husband.