Darjeeling: Kalimpong police on Thursday's attached properties
of a former GTA member, Nima Tamang, for failing to appear before court
in cases related to last year's agitation.
Sources said the movable and immovable properties of Tamang were attached from his Seed Farm residence in Kalimpong.
Tamang is believed to be on the run and lawyers say he has repeatedly failed to appear in court.
"The
additional district and sessions judge, Kalimpong, had issued a
proclamation directing Tamang to appear in court on September 10. He,
however, failed to appear on the specified date," said a source.
The proclamation was issued on July 30. A warrant of arrest was also
pending against Tamang, charged for offences including attempt to
murder. Following the attachment of Tamang's properties, hearings of
other accused in the case can be continue.
On August 1, the CID,
with the help of Darjeeling police, had attached properties of Bimal
Gurung from his Patlebash residence in Darjeeling.
The chief
judicial magistrate's court had similarly directed Gurung to appear
before court in a case related to clashes between Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
supporters and the police on June 8, 2017. The violence took place
barely 100 meters from the Raj Bhavan where chief minister Mamata
Banerjee was holding a cabinet meeting.
The Telegraph
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