Normal life hit in Darjeeling as demand for Gorkhaland grows

August 04, 2013 14:38

Six members of Gorkha Janmukti Morch were arrested on Sunday for stopping the vehicle of the superintendent of police during the bandh in Darjeeling hills.

According to the police, GJM members, including a woman, were arrested early on Sunday morning for stopping the vehicle of Superintendent of Police Kunal Agarwal during the second day of the indefinite bandh in Darjeeling and other pending cases against them. They were arrested from their residences and taken to the Darjeeling Sadar police station for interrogation, sources said.

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