Overview

• Darjeeling MP Raju Bista reported that unknown assailants targeted his convoy near Masdhura, saying the impact hit the vehicle behind his.
• Officers confirmed a stone hit the car carrying Bista’s aide Sanjeev Lama and noted damage but no reported injuries.
• A complaint was filed at Jorebunglow Police Station, an FIR has been registered, and investigators have increased vigilance in the area.
• BJP leaders condemned the episode and alleged involvement of hired miscreants linked to Trinamool Congress, while TMC suggested an internal BJP feud.
• Bista linked the timing to the Centre’s new interlocutor for Gorkha issues, and the case follows earlier assaults on BJP leaders in North Bengal, where arrests were made; police have not identified suspects in this incident.