New Jalpaiguri and Sikkim police nab murder accused

GANGTOK, 24 Aug: The New Jalpaiguri [NJP] Police assisted by Sikkim Police picked up one Bhaichung Sherpa and his friend from middle Arithang here in Gangtok at around 9.30 PM last night in connection with the murder of Sidharth Gurung [22], who was strangled to death in a hotel in New Jalpaiguri on 22 August.
According to police sources, a team led by SI BD Sarkar from NJP police Out Post had come to Gangtok regarding a case registered at the Bhakti Nagar Police Station [case no. 1040/12, dt. 22/08/12, u/s 302/201 IPC] to apprehend the accused. “They asked for help and assistance in apprehending the culprits and we assisted them”, informed an Officer at the Sadar Police Station, while speaking to NOW! today. The Investigating Officer [IO] of the case is SI Ajay Subba of Bhakti Nagar Police Station.
Sidharth, Bhaichung, along with a friend and one other person from Siliguri [who has also been arrested] had checked in at the Laxmi Hotel in NJP on the night of 21 August and the next morning, at around 7.30 AM, the hotel staff found Sidharth murdered in his room.
According to police sources, Sidharth had been strangled with a wire.
It is informed that the NJP police has asked for transit remand for the two arrested and will be taking them down to NJP later today. They have been booked under section 302/201 [punishment for murder and causing disappearance of evidence, or giving false information to screen offender] of the Indian Penal Code.
The deceased Sidharth Gurung, originally from Samsing, Dooars in West Bengal was residing in middle Arithang at Gangtok.