Gorkhaland: 3 GJM Activists Dead; In Pics--See Darjeeling On Boil

The West Bengal government had assured them that security would be provided to vehicles going to Sikkim or coming from Sikkim and police would carry out extensive patrolling in the highway, the sources said. --Caption: Protestors demanding the creation of separate state of Gorkhaland in India’s north-east gather near the Indian parliament in New Delhi, India, Sunday, June 18, 2017. The protestors also demanded immediate removal of paramilitary forces from the Darjeeling hills. (AP Photo)

Protesters today blocked the national highway 31A at some places in Darjeeling district to protest the death of three GJM activists on Saturday. -- Caption: Protesters demanding the creation of separate state of Gorkhaland in India’s north-east shout slogans as they gather near the Indian parliament in New Delhi, India, Sunday, June 18, 2017. The protestors also demanded immediate removal of paramilitary forces from the Darjeeling hills. (AP Photo)

Sikkim government sources in Gangtok said they had yesterday requested their West Bengal counterpart to provide security to vehicles passing through Darjeeling district in NH 31A in view of the GJM agitation. --Caption: Security personnel watch from a distance as a vehicle torched by suspected protestors goes up in flames in Darjeeling, India, Thursday, June 15, 2017. (AP Photo)

The 92 km long NH 31A connects Sevoke in Darjeeling district to Gangtok and is considered the lifeline of Sikkim. Around 30 km of the highway passes through West Bengal. --Caption: Activists of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) take out a funeral procession with the bodies of their three activists who were killed Saturday in Darjeeling, India, Sunday, June 18, 2017. (AP Photo)

They blocked the NH 31A at some places in the district, official sources said today. --Caption: Protesters demanding the creation of separate state of Gorkhaland in India’s north-east shout slogans as they gather near the Indian parliament in New Delhi, India, Sunday, June 18, 2017. The protestors also demanded immediate removal of paramilitary forces from the Darjeeling hills. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)