Siliguri, 18th August: After the tragic accident in Kurseong took the lives of 5 youths, an atmosphere of grief shadowed over Siliguri, since Monday morning. People are also highly active on social media platforms expressing their grief over the unfortunate incident.
Reportedly, the neighbours, friends, and other acquaintances of the deceased individuals broke down into tears after the bodies of Subrata Das, Vikram Das, Rishabh Das, and Arghya Kundu reached their residences in Rathkhola, last night.
However, several people stated that the tragic incident was a result of carelessness and a lack of awareness. Apart from expressing grief on social sites, people urged the younger generation to increase awareness among themselves and always listen to their guardians.
It is to recall, on August 15, five youths, including four residents of Rathkhola and another from Siliguri, took off to Lataguri. They then allegedly headed towards Kurseong that very evening. However, all five of them lost their lives after their car lost control near Kargil Dara and fell off a 600-700 feet high cliff. After carrying out search operations, the police recovered the bodies as well as the car in a severely damaged condition.
After the incident, people are constantly advising the young generation of the city to be more careful and cautious. Most of the youths are frequently spotted riding motorcycles and driving cars at tremendously high speeds. The citizens also maintained that at such a young age, the youths do not hold the experience to drive through the steep and sharp turns of the hilly areas.
After the bodies of the youths were brought in Rathkhola, several leaders of different political parties were seen at the spot yesterday where they paid their last respects to the four young hearts. They expressed grief over the unfortunate incident and stated that several young people of the city need guidance and proper counselling in their day-to-day life.
On the other hand, Amit Sarkar, Secretary of Darjeeling District Legal Aid Forum, stated that various clubs and educational institutions should draw the new generation’s attention towards developing the society. Apart from the guardians, the entire society must stand by them.
Teachers of different schools stated that society is also responsible for the degrading mentality of the youth. Hence, parents must actively participate in their child’s process of growing up and keep them from committing such mistakes.