One held for Darjeeling gun battle incident

(Eds: Updating with fresh inputs)Kolkata, Oct 14 (PTI) A man was arrested in Darjeelingtoday for his suspected links to yesterday's gun battle, in...
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(Eds: Updating with fresh inputs)Kolkata, Oct 14 (PTI) A man was arrested in Darjeelingtoday for his suspected links to yesterday's gun battle, inwhich a policeman was killed, even as the men in uniformintensified the efforts to nab Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM)chief Bimal Gurung.

"We have arrested a man in connection with yesterday'sincident. He is being interrogated," a senior police officialsaid.

According to police sources, the person arrested hadlinks with the Gorkhaland Personal force (GLP), a GJM wing.

Four policemen were also injured in yesterday's incident,which occurred in the forest area near Darjeeling. The GJM hadclaimed that three of its supporters were killed in policefiring. The police, however, did not comment on it.

A senior police official today said the situation in thehills was largely normal and traffic movement was also smooth.

Gurung is on the run since August after the West Bengalgovernment lodged cases against him under the UnlawfulActivities (Prevention) Act for his alleged involvement inseveral bomb blasts in Darjeeling and adjoining areas.

Yesterday's exchange of fire was the first incident ofviolence in the hills after a 104-day shutdown was called offby Gurung on September 26, following an appeal by Union HomeMinister Rajnath Singh.

The GJM is an ally of the BJP in the National DemocraticAlliance. PTI PNT JMRC.

This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.

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