Police arrest trio in Bhojoghari burglary

GANGTOK, 29 Feb: Sadar Police today arrested three persons involved in a burglary case. Sagar Tamang, Sita Ram Roka and Kumar Roka were arrested by Police for breaking into shops and houses at Bhojoghari, East Sikkim on the intervening night of 28 and 29 February.
Acting on the compliant lodged by the house owners and shopkeepers this morning, the Sadar Police launched an extensive operation to solve the case, it is informed. As per the FIR lodged, the accused had broken into the shops and houses of Kalzang Bhutia, Ganesah Bhujel, Kabir Prasad Rasaily and Munu Singh stealing five cylinders, gem stones and mobile recharge vouchers.
 “The police launched an extensive search to find the accused which bore fruit eventually” said SP, Mandeep Tuli while speaking to reporters. According to him after noticing Sagar Tamang with the cylinders, the police got suspicious and followed him from DC office upto Chota Singtam. On being questioned about the cylinders the man attacked the constables with stones, the SP added. Constable TT Bhutia who was also present during the incident got injured in the melee.
During interrogation the accused confessed that he was asked by one Sita Ram Roka to sell the cylinders. Following this, the Police arrested Sita Ram Roka, who is a driver and his accomplice Kumar Roka from Gangtok.  The trio have been arrested under 457, 308, 186, 553 of the Indian Penal Code.