The Himal World 
Siliguri, 6 February
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested Puran Bahadur Rai, one of the 47 accused in the Madan Tamang murder case.
Rai who had been evading the process of law since 2017 was arrested from Bommasandra, Maruthi Nagar, in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Tamang the Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League President was murdered in broad daylight at Clubside in Darjeeling town on 21 May 2010.
There were 54 accused initially. Two of them are still absconding while five have already died. 
"Puran Rai had been evading the process of law since 2017. To hide himself from the process of law, Rai had shifted base from Darjeeling to Bangalore,” the CBI said in a press release.
“In pursuance to the notifications issued by the Government of West Bengal and the Central Government of India, CBI had taken up the investigation. CBI had re-registered the case on 19.01.2011 by taking over FIR of Sadar Police Station, Darjeeling in West Bengal.
Rai is a charge-sheeted accused in the case and has not been attending the trial proceedings since 2017, the CBI said. 
The court of Chief Judge, City Sessions Court, Kolkata had issued a proclamation against him on April 3 2017 but he failed to appear before the trial Court. The Court again issued an open ended warrant against him on November 20 2024. 
"After concerted efforts and technical inputs, CBI arrested the absconding accused. He will be produced before the Competent Court,” the release added.
Bimal Gurung the president of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha is the prime accused in the Madan Tamang murder case.