Kurseong wakes up to twin bomb scare
Siliguri, September 12, 2017: Kurseong woke up to a twin bomb scare in the wee hours of Tuesday, the day of the second round of talks between the State Government and the Gorkhaland agitators at Uttarkanya near Siliguri.
According to police sources, police received information that two suspecious packages were sighted in Kurseong. One was near the Kurseong Railway Station and the other in front of the Bata shoe store in the heart of the town.
A large police contingent rushed to investigate. A package wrapped in paper, tied with string and adhesive tape was sighted in front of Bata.
A
shopping
bag
with
a
plastic
packet
containing
an
object
lay
in
front
of
the
Railway
Station.
Both
the
sites
were
cordoned
off.
The
bomb
squad
was
called
in
from
Siliguri.
At
around
11am
the
bomb
squad
team
arrived
and
went
about
inspecting
the
objects.
After the routine procedures including scanning both the packages were taken away by the bomb squad.
It is believed that the package in front of the Railway Station contained an emergency light.
Incidentally there has been a series of IED blasts in the Hills recently. The blast at the Kalimpong Police Station on August 19 had resulted in the death of a civic police along with a home guard personnel seriously injured.
Police have unearthed two IED manufacturing units from near Darjeeling town. Cases under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act have been initiated against key Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leaders including President Bimal Gurung in connection with the IED blasts. Gurung remains untracable. The CID has issued lookout notices against Gurung and others.
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