The Kurseong police today arrested three
persons from Sittong in Kurseong sub-division on charges of
stealing cinchona barks weighing over 200 kilograms.
The arrested persons have been identified as Harkaraj Rai
(39), Hukum Bhujel(42) and Vivisan Khawas (20). All of them
are the residents of Sittong, police said. The trio would
be produced in the Kurseong sub-divisional magistrate’s
court tomorrow. Mr Tara Kumar Rai, the IC of Kurseong police
station, said they have launched a drive to arrest other persons
involved in the theft.