Wednesday 17 June 2020

Tripura U-19 woman cricketer dies due to suicide

Ayanti Reang, a Tripura U-19 women's cricket team player, was found dead at her residence. According to vernacular daily 'Syandan', the 16-year-old was found hanging from the ceiling of her room on Tuesday night. She hailed from the Reang tribe from Tainani village under Udaipur sub division, about 90 kilometres from state capital Agartala. The youngest of four siblings, Ayanti was a member of Tripura's Under-19 team for the last one year and also played a T20 tournament for the state in U-23 age group. She had been a part of the state team from her U-16 days. 


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