Two police officers suspended, Ex-Namchi SP show caused in student leader death case
Gangtok (PTI): The Sikkim government has suspended two police officers and show caused former Superintendent of Police of Namchi in student leader Padam Gurung death case earlier this year, a top official said.
Acting on the recommendations of Justice N K Verma commission report, the state government has suspended former Namchi SHO Dawa Lhamu Pakhrin and Sub-Inspector Siddharth Subba as their role during the preliminary probe into Gurung's death case has come under scanner, Chief Secretary V B Pathak told reporters here on Thursday.
He said that the former Namchi SP Manish Kumar Verma has been show caused for inept supervision of the case.
Gurung, a 23-year-old student leader, was found dead in a drain on June 28 in the Kazitar area of Namchi a day after he had gone missing.
The state government had set up the Jain Commission to probe the death of the student leader.
The Jain Commission report has said that Gurung's death was "accidental".
The former Sikkim High Court Chief Justice had submitted his report on the Gurung death case to Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Wednesday.
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Bengaluru customs arrest Bangkok flyer with drugs worth 2.8 crores at KIAL
Bengaluru: Customs sleuths on Tuesday arrested a passenger arriving from Bangkok at the Kempegowda International Airport for allegedly trafficking drugs.
During routine checking at the airport, customs officials seized a large quantity of hydroponic cannabis from the passenger’s luggage.
Officials said around 8 kg of hydroponic cannabis was recovered, with its estimated market value pegged at approximately Rs 2.8 crore.
In a separate case on the same day, customs officials recovered about 900 grams of ganja, worth around Rs 31.5 lakh, from another passenger who had arrived from Hong Kong.
According to the officials, both passengers had concealed the narcotic substances inside their luggage in an attempt to evade detection.
The customs department has taken both the accused into custody and have initiated questioning.
A probe in connection with the incident is underway, and legal action is being pursued against them under the relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
