Archive · 25 Jan 2026
Four workers held for killing contractor in Sikkim
In Sikkim, four construction workers, including a minor, were arrested for allegedly killing their contractor with a hammer.
The incident happened on Friday evening in Dentam Tar, Gyalshing district.
The workers and the contractor, Rajiv Mandal, were all from West Bengal.
They were having dinner and drinking together when an argument started about wages.
The argument turned into a fight, and one of the workers hit the contractor with a hammer, killing him.
The workers then tried to leave, but the police stopped their vehicle and arrested them.
The police are still investigating what happened.
Four construction workers, including a minor, were arrested for allegedly killing their contractor, Rajiv Mandal, with a hammer in Sikkim's Gyalshing district.
The incident occurred on Friday evening in Dentam Tar, where the workers and the contractor were having dinner and drinking together.
A dispute over wages escalated into a physical altercation, resulting in the contractor's death.
The accused attempted to flee but were intercepted and arrested by the police at Legship.
An investigation into the incident is currently underway.
- Who
- Four construction workers, including a minor, and a contractor named Rajiv Mandal
- What
- The workers allegedly killed the contractor with a hammer over a wage dispute
- When
- Friday evening, January 23, 2024
- Where
- Dentam Tar, Gyalshing district, Sikkim
- Why
- The dispute escalated from a verbal argument to a physical altercation over payment of wages
- Victim
- Rajiv Mandal (27), contractor from West Bengal
- Accused
- Four construction workers, including a minor, from West Bengal
- Location
- Dentam Tar, Gyalshing district, Sikkim
- Date
- Friday evening, January 23, 2024
- Weapon
- Iron hammer
- Action Taken
- Police intercepted and arrested the accused
