Reported by Mrinal Banik
Agartala: A Tripura High Court vacation bench on Monday granted anticipatory bail to five persons accused of abetting the suicide of BJP leader Rahul Kishore Roy.
The bench, headed by Justice Biswajit Palit, allowed the pre-arrest bail pleas of Manoj Purakayastha, Pranbal Kanti Dey, Hirak Jyoti Nath, Saroj Deb, and Abhijit Das.
“The hearing was conducted on June 11, and the court has allowed the application,” advocate Sankar Lodh, counsel for the accused, said.
According to the defence counsel, the court granted relief after hearing arguments from both sides.
Roy, a BJP leader from Dharmanagar, was found dead at his residence a day after the results of a by-election in the Assembly constituency were declared.
Following his death, his wife, Ananya Bhattacharjee, lodged an FIR alleging that several persons, including the five who were granted anticipatory bail, had abetted her husband’s suicide.
In her complaint, Bhattacharjee alleged that the accused had visited their residence twice on the day the by-election results were announced. During the first visit, they allegedly threatened family members and sought information about Roy’s whereabouts.
She further alleged that the group returned to the house around 1.30 am and misbehaved with family members while hurling abuses at Roy, leading him to take the extreme step.
Police are investigating the case. One person has been arrested in connection with the matter.
