Rain & snowfall disrupt life in Siliguri, Darjeeling, Sikkim
The entire region comprising Siliguri, Darjeeling, and Sikkim has been experiencing continuous rainfall since early today.
In a shocking incident, Nilanjan Bhadra, a senior assistant manager at Jayantika Tea Estate, located in the Bidhannagar area of Siliguri, was brutally hacked to death this afternoon.
According to vice-president of Jay Shree Tea & Industries Ltd, Narendra Katiyer, the incident occurred around 1.45 p.m. when Bhadra was returning on his two-wheeler after supervising a section of the plantation area. Miscreants allegedly attacked him from behind with sharp weapons near a pump house. Sources revealed that Bhadra had stopped his bike to answer a phone call when the assailants struck, severing his head from his body in a brutal act of violence.
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The police were immediately alerted, and a forensic team from Jalpaiguri was called to examine the crime scene before recovering the body for post-mortem. Preliminary investigations suggest that more than two individuals were involved in the attack.
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Sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Neha Jain rushed to the spot with a team of plainclothes women police officers. During the investigation, a permanent sub-staff member of the garden, Elthrish Ekka, who worked as a ‘spray supervisor,’ was detained for interrogation.
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