Army Out In Darjeeling As Protests Escalate, Two Dead In 24 Hours | Read

Two columns of the Army have been deployed in Darjeeling and Sonada as protests escalated this morning after a young man's body was found with a bullet wound. Locals claim the man, Yashi Bhutia, was shot dead by police around midnight in Sonada, 15 kilometres from Darjeeling. This morning, locals marched with the body, threw stones at the Sonada police station and police had to fire teargas to disperse crowds. Some locals claimed rubber bullets were also used.