Nicole may have taken main door out

Two days after Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Nicole Tamang disappeared from CID custody, police are still in the dark even as the Morcha sets the Hills on the boil claiming Nicole was killed in a fake encounter. To add to the CID's embarrassment, initial investigation suggests Nicole may have simply walked out the main door rather than making a dramatic jump from a window as claimed by his escorts on Sunday.

CID special superintendent Nishad Parvez — who was sent to Siliguri to probe Nicole's 'escape' — has submitted an initial report to his superiors, reportedly pointing out instances of serious negligence by the CID team, led by inspector Ardhendu Sekhar Pahari.

Sources say that the CID team could not explain why he was kept in Pintail village for the night rather than being locked up in Pradhan Nagar police station. The CID apparently did not inform police that they were interrogating Nicole in a temporary camp (a duplex house in the tourist complex) that had no lock-up.

The probe report suggests that all members of the CID team are responsible for the incident. Two of them have already been suspended.
“Some others may face departmental action,” hinted a senior CID officer.

Source: TNN