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February 10, 2011 2:11:02 AM

Saugar Sengupta | Kolkata

The ‘Queen of Hills’ continued to smoulder a day after police shot two pro-Gorkhaland agitators, triggering widespread violence in Darjeeling district and adjoining areas.



Two persons were killed on Tuesday when police opened fire at GJM supporters, who tried to break prohibitive orders at Sipchu in the Doars region. A third person, who received bullet injuries on Tuesday, succumbed to his wounds on Wednesday.



While the forest department bore the brunt of Tuesday’s turmoil, the situation continued to be the same a day later. A forest checkpost at Ghoom Bhanjan and a forest bungalow at Jorebangla were set on fire by angry crowds. On the whole, the department said, “around a dozen” of its properties had been burnt down.