The incident occurred around 4:30 pm on December 14 near the Sakri overbridge in the district when Tripathi, who was former District General Secretary of the party was travelling in his car was waylaid and shot, police said adding that the man died on the spot.
Bilaspur SP Parul Mathur has written a letter to the liquor shop operators in the district that do not allow youths below 21 years old and shops to open at 12 pm and close by 12 pm.
Two persons were arrested for allegedly selling cow meat by carrying it in a sack in Chakkarbhatha locality under Chakkarbhatha police station limits of Bilaspur district