Security forces are on a high alert and Internet services remain suspended in Darjeeling today. Describing the current situation very tense, a senior police official said that since morning, there has been no incident of violence but police are prepared for any eventuality.
Security forces were patrolling the streets on the fifth day of the shutdown, called by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), spearheading an agitation for a separate Gorkhaland.