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Skeletal Remains Found in Siliguri Suspected to Belong to Missing Sikkim Teacher

Authorities have sent the remains for post-mortem, ordered DNA profiling, examined abduction, confinement or unnatural death possibilities.

Overview

  • Police discovered the remains on June 26 in the locked bedroom of a Siliguri house owned by Passang Doma Sherpa.
  • The site lies nearly 100 kilometers from Namchi, where the Nepali teacher disappeared on August 7, 2024.
  • Experts have dispatched bones for post-mortem examination and DNA testing to confirm identity.
  • Investigators are considering abduction, confinement and unnatural death scenarios to establish cause of death.
  • Passang Doma Sherpa taught Nepali at a government school in Namchi and was reported missing by her family.