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Gorkha Janmukti Morcha calls for shutdown in Darjeeling | The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), called for an indefinite shutdown here in spite of assurance from police that the murder accused of their leader, Madan Tamang, would be apprehended within the next few days. The suspect, Nicole Tamang, managed to flee on Sunday from the custody of
the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Pintail village of the district.
"Today we met the SP (Superintendent of Police) of Darjeeling , Mr. D. P. Singh,
and he has assured us that our Central Committee member Nicole Tamang will be
produced in living condition. So, in accordance to this, tomorrow Wednesday and
Thursday, during which we will relax the strike and rallies wherein police station
is being surrounded. So, we are suspending the programmes for two days," Roshan
Giri, General Secretary of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) said on Tuesday. Shops
were closed and offices were shut during the shutdown, while roads bore a deserted
look and people stayed indoors in the areas of Kerseong, Kalimpong and Darjeeling
region. Nicole Tamang was in CID custody for 12 days before he made his escape. |
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