Massive
Manhunt Launched To Arrest Him. People Flee Homes
Siliguri, March 19: " We must arrest him. Otherwise he would kill more people."
This is the statement of a senior police officer posted at
Katarey near Panighatta under Mirik Police Station.
The said officer is among hundreds of
police and RAF personnel unsuccessfully looking for Santa Kumar Tamang a
resident of Katarey forest village.
Tamang a forest guard and the father of three has
been on a killing spree since Monday after he killed Augusu Toppo a private
school teacher who used to double as an insurance agent.
On his way on a bicycle Tamang attacked Toppo
on Monday and he died on the spot. Tamang chopped off Toppo’s left hand.
Then Tamang moved ahead and
attacked a 60-year-old man known as Mukhia at Chenga riverbed. Though Mukhia
tried to defend him and attacked Tamang with the weapon in his hand, Mukhia
suffered serious injuries and the doctors at North Bengal
Medical College
Massive police force and RAF have been
deployed in the locality that falls under Kurseong sub division while Tamang is
still believed to be hiding in the nearby forest.
Some local people said that today
Tamang was seen inside Nepal Nepal
A senior police officer said “ Tamang has
posed as danger for local people many of whom have left their homes for safer
places.” Believed to have lost his mental balance, Tamang is carrying sharp
weapon and might attack anyone coming on his way.
But, why Tamang known as a gentleman and liked by
everyone in the village did so.
Though the reason would be known only after his arrest,
some local people said that he was upset after his daughter eloped with the son
of his best friend.
A senior forest officer said, “ Tamang was a good
man and was sincere in his duty.”
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