Ten IIT Dhanbad students plunged into a 100-foot ravine in Lachung while traveling to Gangtok during the Holi holidays. All, including the driver, were injured but are safe.
Jharkhand: Ten students from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad were injured in a bus accident in Mangan district, Sikkim, on Saturday night. The accident occurred around 9:30 PM near the Pakhshep forest area when a tourist bus traveling from Lachung to Gangtok lost control, skidded off the road, and fell into a 100-foot-deep ravine.
All Students Safe, Minor Injuries Reported
The bus was carrying six male and four female students from IIT Dhanbad. Everyone on board, including the driver, sustained injuries, but thankfully, none were serious. Three students were admitted to STNM Hospital in Gangtok, while the others received treatment at Mangan District Hospital. All are now safe and expected to return to Dhanbad soon.
Students on Holiday Trip
These students are all first-year MBA students who had gone to Sikkim for a Holi holiday trip. Ram Manohar Kumar, the institute's senior security in-charge, confirmed that all students have been contacted and are safe. They are expected to return to Dhanbad by Monday.
Dhanbad: Mysterious Death of Apartment Security Guard
Death under Suspicious Circumstances at Shree Ganesha Apartment
Yogesh Paswan, a 45-year-old security guard at Shree Ganesha Apartment in the Baramudi area of Dhanbad, died under mysterious circumstances. On Saturday night, when other guards arrived for duty, they found the apartment complex lights off. When they tried to wake the guard, he was unresponsive. Local residents and family were then informed.
Relatives Create Commotion Over Compensation
On Sunday morning, the deceased's relatives arrived and demanded compensation. They asked for ₹500,000 from the apartment residents. However, the residents stated their inability to pay such a large sum and offered ₹150,000 in assistance, but the relatives did not agree.
Police Investigating the Matter
The police arrived at the scene and are attempting to mediate between the two parties. However, no one can definitively state the cause of Yogesh Paswan's death. The police are investigating the matter thoroughly and awaiting the post-mortem report.