GANGTOK, 30 Jan: A lower court in Gangtok has granted bail to Phurba Sangay Sherpa (38) who had been arrested on charges of attacking the printing press of Sikkim Express and Himali Bela. He received bail on Wednesday evening and was released from judicial custody at Rongyek Jail.
Phurba had been arrested on Tuesday morning after he attacked technicians and attempted to vandalise the printing press here at Daragaon, Tadong. A media delegation led by Press Club of Sikkim president Bhim Rawat met Deputy Inspector General (DIG Range) Mandeep Singh Tuli today in the afternoon to inquire on the matter.
The DIG told the delegation that he would go through the order of bail. “If there are grounds, we will file an objection before the higher court against the bail”, he said.
Tuli assured that police patrolling would be intensified in Tadong area where most of the Gangtok media houses are based.
Meanwhile, the vandalized vehicle of Sikkim Express is yet to be released by the police.
Phurba had been arrested on Tuesday morning after he attacked technicians and attempted to vandalise the printing press here at Daragaon, Tadong. A media delegation led by Press Club of Sikkim president Bhim Rawat met Deputy Inspector General (DIG Range) Mandeep Singh Tuli today in the afternoon to inquire on the matter.
The DIG told the delegation that he would go through the order of bail. “If there are grounds, we will file an objection before the higher court against the bail”, he said.
Tuli assured that police patrolling would be intensified in Tadong area where most of the Gangtok media houses are based.
Meanwhile, the vandalized vehicle of Sikkim Express is yet to be released by the police.
