A bandh like situation prevailed in the Kurseong region of in Darjeeling hills on Friday following a clash at Rohini in which a Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader was killed and 26 houses including a tourist bungalow were set afire in the ensuing violence between the Morcha activists and members of the DGHC.
Anticipating trouble, business owners downed shutters despite no bandh call had been issued, said Kurseong SDO Dibyendu Das.
GJM leader Subodh Pradhan was killed and few others were injured after an angry mob attacked them, in retaliation the Rohini Tourist bungalow and 25 houses in the neighbouring were torched on Thursday.
Trouble erupted when Pradhan with a few others broke into the tourist lodge run by Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC), the caretaker informed villagers of the incident.
The villagers attacked the Morcha functionaries and Pradhan was lynched by the mob.
In retaliation to the killing Morcha activists soon regrouped and set the houses and buildings on fire.
Hundreds of GJM workers assembled after they were informed that five people arrested in connection with the killing were to be produced at a Kurseong court during the day.
Officials say massive security arrangements had been put in place to tackle any untoward situation. Combat commando force and Rapid Action Force were deployed both at Rohini and Kurseong town, they added.
GJM press and publicity secretary Benoy Tamang alleged that police was playing a partisan role by sheltering those arrested by keeping them at the Pradhan Nagar police station, even though Rohini falls under Kurseong police precincts.
Anticipating trouble, business owners downed shutters despite no bandh call had been issued, said Kurseong SDO Dibyendu Das.
GJM leader Subodh Pradhan was killed and few others were injured after an angry mob attacked them, in retaliation the Rohini Tourist bungalow and 25 houses in the neighbouring were torched on Thursday.
Trouble erupted when Pradhan with a few others broke into the tourist lodge run by Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC), the caretaker informed villagers of the incident.
The villagers attacked the Morcha functionaries and Pradhan was lynched by the mob.
In retaliation to the killing Morcha activists soon regrouped and set the houses and buildings on fire.
Hundreds of GJM workers assembled after they were informed that five people arrested in connection with the killing were to be produced at a Kurseong court during the day.
Officials say massive security arrangements had been put in place to tackle any untoward situation. Combat commando force and Rapid Action Force were deployed both at Rohini and Kurseong town, they added.
GJM press and publicity secretary Benoy Tamang alleged that police was playing a partisan role by sheltering those arrested by keeping them at the Pradhan Nagar police station, even though Rohini falls under Kurseong police precincts.
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