Leh lecturer murder case: Nine youths arrested

Nine youths, allegedly involved in the murder of a lecturer in Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir last week, were arrested, police said today.
Lecturer Jigme Tsultim, a resident of Gangtok, was found dead in his residential quarter at Central Institute of Buddhist Studies (CIBS), Choglamsar, in Leh, 424 km from here, on March 19, they said.
"The blind murder case was cracked with the arrest of nine accused," a police spokesman said.
He said additional station house officer of Leh police station Inspector Stanzin Dorjey conducted the investigation of the case and after working out all possible angles zeroed in on two suspected youths from Pyang village of Leh.

"Their questioning led to the arrest of seven more accused who were involved in the murder," the spokesman said.
He identified the arrested accused as Tundup Namgail, Thinles Nima, Rinchen Nurbu, Padma Stanzin and Tundup Norbu (all residents of Leh) and Chosphel Dorhey, Rigzin Tamchos and Tundup Wangyal (all residents of Kargil).
"The case is still under investigation. Revealing anything more right now will hamper our progress," the spokesman said.