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North Sikkim: Teacher Found Murdered, Body Buried in His Own Courtyard

First Published: 23rd November, 2024 14:36 IST

The grim discovery was made by local authorities, who acted on a tip-off and unearthed the body.

In a very disturbing incident, Passang Tinku Lepcha, a teacher at the Government Senior Secondary School in Mangan, was found murdered and buried in the courtyard of his own home in Upper Singhik, North Sikkim.

The grim discovery was made by local authorities, who acted on a tip-off and unearthed the body.

The remains have been sent for postmortem to determine the exact cause of death.

Police have confirmed that the crime was committed by an unknown individual, and a full-scale investigation is underway to identify and apprehend the perpetrator.

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