{"id":27291,"date":"2026-10-22T09:07:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/?p=27291"},"modified":"2026-10-22T09:07:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:07:25","slug":"veteran-journalist-biman-dhar-85-and-grandson-rahul-pal-32-killed-in-tragic-road-accident-in-tripura-17-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/2026\/10\/22\/veteran-journalist-biman-dhar-85-and-grandson-rahul-pal-32-killed-in-tragic-road-accident-in-tripura-17-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Journalist Biman Dhar, 85, and Grandson Rahul Pal, 32, Killed in Tragic Road Accident in Tripura; 17 Injured"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tripura, October 22:<\/strong> Veteran journalist, writer and educationist Biman Bihari Dhar, aged 85, and his grandson Rahul Pal, aged 32, died in a tragic road accident on the Agartala\u2013Sabroom National Highway on Thursday morning. The accident occurred at around 10:30 AM in the Karaiyamura area under the jurisdiction of Bagma Police Outpost when a passenger bus collided head-on with a private Maruti car. Around 17 people were reportedly injured in the incident.

According to local sources, the passenger bus bearing registration number TR03 1462<\/strong> collided with the private Maruti car bearing registration number WB24 Y4865<\/strong>. The impact was severe, and Biman Dhar died at the scene. Rahul Pal, who was driving the car and was Dhar\u2019s maternal grandson, sustained critical injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Following the collision, rescue efforts were launched to evacuate the injured and transport them to nearby hospitals. Rahul Pal was taken to Gomati District Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment. Approximately 17 other people were also injured in the accident. Further details regarding the condition of the injured have not yet been confirmed.

The incident triggered shock and grief across the area, with renewed concerns being raised over road safety on the busy national highway. The exact circumstances that led to the head-on collision remain unclear. Further details are expected to emerge following a police investigation.

The death of Biman Dhar has cast a pall of grief over Tripura\u2019s journalistic and literary communities. A respected veteran who had long been associated with journalism, writing and education, his sudden demise has left colleagues, acquaintances and well-wishers deeply saddened. The death of his grandson in the same accident has compounded the tragedy for the bereaved family.

Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of veteran journalist, writer and educationist Biman Bihari Dhar and his grandson. In a social media post, the Chief Minister extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and relatives, praying for eternal peace for the departed souls and strength for the family to bear this irreparable loss.

Minister Pranajit Singha Roy also expressed grief over the tragedy. In his social media message, he conveyed his condolences to the family and prayed for the eternal peace of the departed souls. He also wished a speedy recovery for Dhar\u2019s daughter and all those injured in the accident.

The tragic loss of two members of the same family has left relatives, friends and the wider community in mourning. Journalists and well-wishers across Tripura have expressed deep sorrow over the untimely demise of the veteran journalist and his grandson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tripura, October 22: Veteran journalist, writer and educationist Biman Bihari Dhar, aged 85, and his grandson Rahul Pal, aged 32, died in a tragic road accident on the Agartala\u2013Sabroom National Highway on Thursday morning. The accident occurred at around 10:30 AM in the Karaiyamura area under the jurisdiction of Bagma Police Outpost when a passenger […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":27289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":"","_ppma_block_editor_authors":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[6885,417],"ppma_author":[1174],"class_list":["post-27291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tripura","tag-biman-dhar","tag-road-accident"],"authors":[{"term_id":1174,"user_id":33,"is_guest":0,"slug":"kamaljamatia","display_name":"kamal jamatia","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/564a074770eb17d36f3af441d462b8a2a809599748f74220740b1d3b52879fcf?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Faguli.in%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F07%2FPHOTO-2023-09-14-08-30-32-3.jpg&r=g","author_category":"","first_name":"kamal","last_name":"jamatia","user_url":"http:\/\/www.aguli.in","job_title":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27291"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27292,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27291\/revisions\/27292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27291"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=27291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}