Police arrested two people from Takarjala on Thursday for a firing incident that injured Tipra Motha Party candidate Khachindra Reang during TTAADC village council polls in Gomati district.
The attack occurred on September 28 during polling for 587 village committees, injuring three individuals and prompting the referral of Reang to GBP Hospital in Agartala.
During the violence, Gomati SP Anirban Das suffered head injuries and a police vehicle was vandalised, leading the State Election Commission to schedule repolling for October 3.