Agartala, April 12 -- An assistant professor at Longtharai Valley College in Dhalai district of Tripura was publicly assaulted on Friday by a group of angry individuals, after 12 students reportedly failed to appear for their semester final exams due to alleged negligence on the part of the professor.

The victim, identified as Alak Das, was seen in widely circulated social media videos being slapped and verbally abused by the enraged group on the college premises. The incident has drawn strong criticism across the state, especially as police officials present at the scene allegedly did little to intervene or protect the professor.

The opposition CPIM condemned the assault, calling it a reflection of the deteriorating law and order situa...