The blast was triggered when a police patrol van was patrolling the area," a senior police official said. A high intensity blast shook Darjeeling in the early hours today, the first such incident since the indefinite shutdown to press for separate Gorkhaland state began over two months ago. The blast was triggered when a police patrol van was patrolling the area," a senior police official said. We suspect the hand of GJM supporters behind this blast. We have started an investigation and are on a lookout for the culprits," the IGP said, adding a forensic team will visit the blast site today.

Source: dna August 19, 2017 09:33 UTC