Agartala, July 2 -- Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Asish Saha has called for a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the alleged murder of Ashish Das, a BJP worker from Surma in Dhalai district.

He also demanded that the SIT be headed by a senior IPS officer to ensure impartiality.

Ashish Das, who had switched from the Congress to the BJP two years ago following the mysterious death of his younger brother Asim, was reported missing on June 17.

After five days, his mutilated body was discovered near a brick kiln allegedly owned by a person named Souvik Das. Police are yet to make any arrests in the case.

In a police complaint, the victim's mother named Paritosh Pal-husband of local BJP MLA Swapna Das Pal-as a...