Darjeeling Shocker: ASI Shoots SI After Scuffle at Police Lines; Accused Arrested

• An altercation between two police personnel at Dally Police Lines in Darjeeling escalated into a scuffle, leading to an ASI shooting an SI.
• The injured SI was admitted to a local hospital; the accused ASI, Umesh Chhetri, was arrested by Sadar Police Station and remanded to police custody.
• A departmental inquiry has commenced into the incident, though the exact reason for the altercation and shooting remains unclear.
• The incident follows President Droupadi Murmu's allegations of administrative non-cooperation during her Siliguri visit, prompting a central deputation request for Darjeeling DM Manish Mishra and Siliguri SP C. Sudhakar.
• The state government refused the deputation request, subsequently transferring Darjeeling DM Manish Mishra to the Home Department; Sunil Agarwal was appointed as the new DM.