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Friday, February 1, 2013

Assault victim dies, assailant booked for murder

GANGTOK, 31 Jan: A case of murder has been registered against one Dorjee Tshering Lepcha of Mamru basti on the death of Phurba Tshering Sherpa of the same village at the Ravangla Police Station today.
Dorjee Tshering Lepcha [24], it is suspected, had some personal issues with Phurba Tshering Sherpa [52], a quarrel which is alleged to have led him to beat up the 52-year-old grievously on the night of 27 January. The injured victim was first admitted to the District Hospital at Namchi from where he was referred to the Central Referral Hospital, Gangtok, the next day.
It was here at the CRH that the victim succumbed to his injuries today at 9 a.m.
The assault charge on the accused was immediately converted to murder and a case under Section 302 [punishment for murder] of the Indian Penal Code registered against Dorjee Tshering Lepcha who has been taken into custody by the Ravangla Police.
The deceased used to work as a water fitter in the village.

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