Session Court overrules CJM”s order to arrest Thukchuk on medical grounds GANGTOK, June 02: High drama today prevailed at the Central Referral Hospital here when the Sikkim Police headed by SP East, SDPO, Gangtok and PI Sadar Thana came to arrest former minister Thukchuk Lachungpa in connection to the recent PMGSY bridge collapse at Chenzey village killing four persons. An FIR under section 304/336/337 of IPC has been lodged against the former Minister, who is the contractor of the project at Ranipool police station under whose jurisdiction the bridge comes. However, following Medical Superintendent’s medical certificate that Mr. Lachungpa was unable to make any kind of body movements, the Police could not ta...
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