Sikkim court grants bail to GJM activist

Kolkata: In a major setback to the West Bengal state police, a court in Sikkim granted bail to a Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) activist, rejecting a plea for transit remand.

Savitri Rai was detained in Sikkim by West Bengal police for alleged involvement in various disruptive and criminal activities.

The police requested for the court’s leave to bring her to West Bengal for further investigation, but her lawyer Yanzee Pinasha said she was released on interim bail.