Nepali killed as Indian border security personnel open fire

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KATHMANDU: A Nepali man was killed when the Indian border security personnel opened fire in Kargildanda area of Punarbas in Kanchanpur district, near the Nepal-India border, on Thursday afternoon. An official at the Tribhuvanbasti Area Police Office in the district told THT Online over phone that the victim is Govinda Gautam of Punarbas-8. Chief District Officer Manohar Prasad Khanal informed that local Nepalis had resorted to a demonstration since 12 pm today after Indian authorities objected to the construction of a culvert in the locality claiming which the no man’s land.*
 


Seriously injured typically the shooting, Gautam had breathed his last while being rushed to the Seti


Zonal Hospital in Dhangadhi of the neighbouring Kailali state. “The incident was sad,” he said, “Our team will be the site for even more investigation.” Meanwhile, locals intensified protests after the death of their neighbour. They also held a demonstration not in the hospital premises in Dhangadhi. A large involving Nepal Police and Armed Police Force personnel have been mobilised in the sites to prevent any untoward injury.