School teacher and freelance journalist Saikat Talapatra was manhandled by a mob inside the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s (CJM) court in Agartala on Monday afternoon. The court has sent him to police custody for three days.”AdvertisingHowever, the public prosecutor denied commenting on attacks on Talapatra inside the court complex. Meanwhile, the attack inside the court complex attracted criticism from human right activists. “We condemn the attack on Saikat Talapatra inside the court. The attack on him inside the court complex is unprecedented and illegal,” Nath said.

Source: Indian Express April 29, 2019 15:56 UTC