Agartala, Oct 22 (PTI) Veteran journalist and noted writer Biman Bihari Dhar and his 27-year-old grandson Rahul Pal were killed when their car collided head-on with a passenger bus in Tripura’s Gomati district on Thursday, police said.
The accident occurred in the Bagma area when the duo was travelling towards the revered Matabari temple in Udaipur, according to Gomati District Superintendent of Police Arniban Das.
Dhar, 84, died at the scene, while Pal sustained critical injuries and was rushed to Gomati District Hospital for treatment. He later succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment, the police officer said.
The accident has triggered widespread grief across Tripura’s media, literary and social circles, with colleagues, writers and admirers mourning the death of Dhar, who was known for his contributions to journalism and literature in the state.
Family sources said Pal had recently secured a job with the Indian Oil Corporation. He was accompanying his grandfather to Matabari to offer prayers and mark the achievement when the fatal accident took place.
The deaths of the two family members in the same accident have left their relatives and well-wishers in deep mourning.
Dhar was a respected figure in Tripura’s journalistic and literary circles. Over the years, he made contributions to the state’s media landscape and literary activities, earning recognition among colleagues and readers.
His death has been described by members of the media and literary fraternity as a significant loss to the state’s cultural and journalistic community. Several people expressed condolences and recalled his contribution to journalism and writing.
News of the accident spread across the state, prompting an outpouring of grief from journalists, writers and intellectuals. Many expressed sympathy for the bereaved family and remembered Dhar’s association with Tripura’s media and literary circles.
The incident has also brought renewed attention to the dangers posed by road accidents involving passenger vehicles.
Police said further details about the circumstances leading to the collision were awaited. The exact cause of the accident was not immediately known.
The bodies were at the centre of the family’s mourning as relatives and acquaintances grappled with the sudden loss of two generations in a single road accident.
