Saturday, March 10, 2012

Cold and fall claim two lives


GANGTOK, 06 March: Two unnatural deaths have been reported from different parts of Gangtok in the past 24 hours. In the first instance, one Appu Tamang, a 22 year old resident of Jorbungalow, Darjeeling, and presently residing at Arithang died of suspected hypothermia on the night of 04 March. His dead body was found in the wee hours of 05 March along NH 31 A near Unique Sweets and taken to the STNM hospital. The autopsy has confirmed death due to hypothermia. The deceased was employed as a salesman at a showroom on MG Marg. As per police records, he had gone to a friend’s place at Sisa Golai and reportedly left for home at around 11 in the night but never made it home to Arithang.
In another incident, one Bishal Lama, 26, a resident of Pangthang, is suspected to have succumbed to injuries sustained in a fall. His body was found lying in Lower Syari about 300 to 400 feet below the new road cutting.

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