Summary:
Darjeeling: The death of a youth due to firing by the BSF sparked widespread protests in Balabhut area of Toofangunj in the Cooch Behar district on Monday. Police also faced flak while trying to recover the dead body for post mortem. Later, following the intervention of North Bengal Development minister Rabindranath Ghosh, the dead body was handed over to the police. Following the incident, a police contingent had arrived at the village to recover the dead body but was unsuccessful. On Monday a large police contingent led by the OC of the Toofangunj police station and BDO arrived..