Padam Gurung’s death: Family suspects foul play, Sikkim police forms SIT

Namchi: The family members of Padam Gurung, who was found dead under mysterious condition inside a drain in Sikkim’s Namchi town, have suspected foul play behind the death of the student leader.

They alleged that it was a planned murder and not an accident as believed earlier.

22-year-old Padam Gurung was the president of Government College in Namchi. He was found dead in a drain near a pub in Namchi’s Kazitar area. The incident, which unfolded just days before the annual college fest, has sparked a controversy as students and family members are now claiming foul play.