Agartala, June 3: In a tragic incident, a couple lost their lives after a deserted mud wall house collapsed on them while they were asleep.
The incident occurred last night at Meghli Para village under the Dharmatila Gram Panchayat under Old Agartala block in West Tripura district.
Due to the incessant rain during last few days, part of a mud house collapsed, resulting in the death of two members of the same family, and a six-month-old baby with critical injuries has been admitted in hospital.
The deceased have been identified as Rajen Tanti, aged 35 and his wife Jhuma Tanti, aged 26.
Both bodies are in the mortuary of AGMC & GBP hospital for post-mortem to determine the exact cause of their death.
Meanwhile, the three-month-old child of the deceased couple is struggling for life in the ICU of GBP hospital.
Senior officials of the administration including SDM, local BDO and Panchayat Samti members visited the spot and have provided immediate financial assistance under state disaster relief fund and is working towards providing more after damage assessment and as per provision of assistance for death incident due to disaster.
