GANGTOK, : Samson Tamang, arrested for his hate speech against the Khas
community, has been sent for five days of police remand. He had been traced and
apprehended by a Sikkim Police team at Bodhgaya on February 19 with support of
Bihar Police.
Gangtok
senior SP Tenzing Loden Lepcha, addressing the media here on Saturday, informed
that Samson was presented before the court and sent to five days of police
remand.
Investigation
and questioning of the arrested person are under progress, said the Gangtok
senior SP.
Samson
faces multiple FIRs across Sikkim including one at Gangtok Sadar police station
which was registered on February 3 under BNS sections 299, 196 (1), 352, and
353(2). He was arrested from Bodhgaya on February 19 and brought to Gangtok on
February 21 via road after obtaining the transit remand from a Bodhgaya court.
Considering
the sensitivity of the case and threats to the accused, two SAP patrolling
teams have been deployed so that immediate action is initiated in case of any
unwarranted activities, informed Lepcha.
