Himalayan Times (1952)

October J2, 1052

Ihiuuilitnnn (Titer*

Nine

10 PERSONS WOUNDED

IN BHADRAPUR
3 persons reporleJ serious

(From Our Correspondent)

Siliguri, Oct. 8

According to a reliable
source it is learnt that
recently armed police force
was called to disperse a
procession at Bhadrapur
situated in Nepal and 28
miles from here. The pro-
cession was brought out by
the peoplo of Bhadrapur
in protest for not imple-
menting a decision taken
by Bhadrapur Municipality
regarding widening of main
roads, under Municipality
bv SO ft. it is stated that
in practice the decision
of the ‘'municipality was
abandoned when the (jues-
tion ot desmantlmg some
porti iis of the bouses of
tin; Municipal Chairman
and one municipal officer
came for widening the road
upto 30 ft. Armed police
force was said to have
charged the pro*css'onists
with the end of rifles
hurts as a result of which
.10 persons were wounded
among whom the injury of
3 persons were reported
serious oik* being admit-
ted in the Jalpaiguri Gene-
ral Hospital. 23 persons
had been arrested and they
were granted bail after a
week after much agitation,
it is learnt. Tin* situation
went grave for some days—
it is said.

SRI DUTT TRANSFERRED

(From Our Correspondent)

Siliguri, Oct. 0
Sri A. It. Dutta. i A s .
S D.O., is on transfer order
and is going to Hoogly
as A.T) M. In his 0 months
stay here he did much
work lor the betterment
of >iliguri Municipality,
such as Town planning,
road planning etc. He
became very popular for
his tireless work for the
municipality.

101 MDS RICE SEIZED

(From Our ('orrespomiuuu

Siliguri,' Oct. 8
Recently the Enforce-
ment Branch Police here
seized 101 mds. of rice at
Sevoke while it was being
transported* to Dooais
by a 3 toner truck
without any permit. Four
persons haver been arrested
in this connection. The
rice is 9aid to have been
sold from a neighbouring

Rice Mill.

MESSRS. MAMCHAND SHEWCHAND

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