Bengal DGP takes stock of situation

October 17, 2017 10:41 pm | Updated 10:41 pm IST

Kalimpong on July 6, 2017 during a a strike called by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha.

Kalimpong on July 6, 2017 during a a strike called by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha.

West Bengal Director General of Police Surajit Kar Purkayastha on Tuesday took stock of the situation in North Bengal’s Kalimpong and said locals and police were working to help restore normalcy in the district.

 

“Today [Tuesday], I visited Kalimpong. It is heartening to see that the situation is becoming normal. The local public is also very happy. The police and the locals have worked hand in hand to restore normalcy and make the situation better,” Mr. Purkayastha said.

 

 

Identifying miscreants

 

“We have identified a few people trying to create disturbance. Many of them have already been arrested, the rest will also be arrested,” he said.

 

 

He went around the Damber Chowk area in Kalimpong and talked to a few locals there.

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