Sikkim: Student leader, 22, swept by drainage in Namchi

NAMCHI: In a tragic incident, Namchi Government College student representative council president Padam Gurung died after being swept by drainage water on Tuesday night. The 22-year-old student was allegedly getting out of his car late at night when he dropped his key, and in finding the same he was swept away by drainage water in Kazitar area of Namchi town.

The general diary was made around 1:30 am at Namchi Police Station. A search operation was conducted and the body was found early this morning. The body was then taken to Namchi District Hospital, and subsequently, it was transferred to the Forensic Department of STNM Hospital.

Upon forensic investigation, sources in STNM Hospital said, “The wounds are in one direction as though he was swept; there seems to be struggle in breathing as a lot of water and sand particles were found in his lungs and body. No injuries outside of his body suggest external injuries; however, some blood was noticed close to one of his ears and nose, and an injury was noticed on his eyebrow. It is hard to ascertain if it was a hit injury, the same could have been sustained during the fall in drain water.”