This Article is From Feb 12, 2011

Sipchu: Girl injured in police firing dies

Sipchu: Girl injured in police firing dies
Darjeeling: The girl injured in police firing on Tuesday at Sipchu in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district dies in hospital.

Three people have now died in the firing.

The police had opened fire on Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supporters at Sipchu for violating Section 144.

Close to 3000 Morcha supporters were on a relay hungerstrike since 29th January at Sipchu at the border between Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts to demand the inclusion of parts of Jalpaiguri in their proposed Gorkhaland state.

The Jalpaiguri incident sparked off trouble in Darjeeling where rampaging mobs set fire to several vehicles. The Morcha has called an indefinite bandh starting 6 am tomorrow. The government has rushed additional forces to the hills.

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