Agartala, April 17 -- Tripura police on Thursday arrested a 49-year-old mason from the Battala area of the city on the charge of molesting a tribal student of Tripura University during travel by a passenger auto and forwarded him to a local court.
Police said the accused has been identified as Shyamal Das, a resident of Udaipur under Gomati district, and residing in a rented house at Indranagar area of the city.
After the victim girl uploaded a video, it had gone viral and came to the notice of Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha, which prompted police to launch a search operation.
She was allegedly molested while traveling in a passenger auto from G B Bazaar of the city on her way to Tripura University on Wednesday by the accused, who was a co...