Redeploy CRPF companies in Darjeeling: Bengal to Centre

A day after Nicole Tamang, the prime accused in the murder of AIGL president Madan Tamang, escaped from CID custody, Chief Secretary Ardhendu Sen on Monday wrote to Union Home Secretary Gopal Krishna Pillai requesting him to re-deploy the three companies of CRPF that were withdrawn by the Centre from Darjeeling on August 16.

Meanwhile, the report of the IB under the state police, a copy of which has been accessed by The Indian Express, has put the CID in the dock for Nicole’s escape.

According to the report sent to Home Secretary Samar Ghosh, Nicole was kept at Pradhannagar police station after his arrest on August 16 and was brought everyday to Pintel village for interrogation and taken back to the police station in the evening. “It was on August 21, the day he escaped from custody, that Nicole, instead of being brought back to Pradhannagar police station, was kept at Pintel village,” said the IB note.

“The role of Ardhendu Sekhar Pahari, Investigating Officer of the CID, is highly suspicious. He is responsible for the escape,” said a senior police officer.

The police raided several places in and around Pintel village on Monday but failed to trace Nicole. “All neighbouring districts and states have been alerted as we have launched a massive manhunt,” said Ghosh.

Source: Indian Express