CM Mamata Banerjee expressed her condolences to the family of ASI Amitava Malik

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday expressed her condolences to the family of ASI Amitava Malik, who was killed in a gunfight in Darjeeling this morning, and announced government jobs for the father and wife of the deceased police officer. After receiving the news of the police officers’ death, Banerjee talked to the father of Amitava over phone and gave assurances that the state government would stand by his family. She has also asserted that the state government would take strong action against the people who were responsible for the death of the police officer.

A police team had reached the Sirubari area in Darjeeling in search of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) Chief Bimal Gurung this morning and came under sudden fire by Gurung’s followers from the adjoining dense forests which resulted in the death of Sub-inspector Amitava Malik. Four more policemen were injured in the gunfight.