The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Gangtok Sub Zonal Office, has provisionally attached movable and immovable properties valued at Rs. 65.46 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with the misappropriation and laundering of funds from the State Bank of Sikkim (SBS) by Dorjee Tshering Lepcha, the former General Manager (Operations) of SBS.
In response to the recent shooting of a stray dog in Gangtok’s Kazi Road, a group of dog lovers took to the streets on Sunday, organizing a protest rally from Zero Point to MG Marg in Gangtok.
On the scale of damages, Ambithang near Yangang has reported three individuals missing. Pakshep near Mangan reported one individual dead, two missing. In Geythang, Dzongu three houses were damaged. In Nampathang near Mangan town, several houses have been damaged with connecting roads also blocked.