Mukesh Sharma

Kalimpong,23rd April

Today an incident of molestation has come in focus at Tista this evening just after 6 days of Rape incident at the same place. According to information received some student of a local school of Tista after their holiday as usual gathered in Tista Bridge to wait for vehicle to go to their respective homes. Such a group of 4 student got lift in a Truck. These student were from Gelkhola 5 kms away from Tista in N.H 31 A . The incident is said to be happen in this period . The driver of the truck is said to have physically molested one of the child who is a student of class 4 and of 9 yrs age.Soon the vehicle dropped all the children at Gelkhola after which the girl child narrated the incident to her parents. Then the process of chasing the vehicle started and finally after informing police of NH thana the vehicle was caught by Sevoke police along with the driver Ramesh Chettri of Fagu Gorbuthan. The victim has identified the Driver meanwhile the parents of the child has filed a complaint against the driver at Tista Out post late evening.The Locals of Tista gheraw the Thana and block the National Highway 31 A for about half and hour , later CRPF were deployed to maintain Law and order.