Siliguri, Nov 13: Tarakeswar Lohar, the prime accused of Dalgaon massacre case in which 19 persons were burnt alive on November six in Jalpaiguri district was again sent to police remand for two days by the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Alipurduar, Shyamsundar Chatterjee yesterday. Meanwhile, Lohar while talking to reporters yesterday claimed that he was a Citu leader and also a CPI-M member. The CPI-M leadership had sent few persons at his residence to ensure his safety and even 15 minutes before his house was set on fire by the irate mob, the CPI-M zonal committee secretary of Birpara had met him, Lohar claimed.
Expressing his frustration before newsmen on the party's (CPI-M's) move to deny his relation with it, Lohar said it was a 'betrayal of a dedicated worker' and would definitely set a 'bad example '.
The officer in-charge of Alipurduar police station, Samsujjoha said that Lohar during interrogation admitted that he owned two houses one at Birpara in Jalpaiguri and the other at Sahebganj in Jharkhand and a cash of Rs 90,000 in his bank account. Lohar, however, claimed that his collection of Rs 90,000 was kept in bank for the welfare of Dalgaon Garden workers, the OC said.
Bureau Report