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One Killed, 3 Injured After Nepal Police Opens Fire in Bihar’s Sitamarhi

AGENCIES | NEW DELHI

Amid the ongoing border dispute with India, Nepal police fired indiscriminately killing an Indian and injuring two others in the bordering district of Bihar’s Sitamarhi.
The man was working on the farm when shots were fired from the Nepali side of the border. As per the local media reports, the victim has been identified as Nageshwar Rai (25), a resident of Janan Nagar Tolle Lalbandi.
The confirmation about the firing was made by Sashastra Seema Bal IG of Bihar sector.
Following the shooting, the situation at the border is tense.
As per the local media reports, the victim has been identified as Nageshwar Rai (25), a resident of Janan Nagar Tolle Lalbandi.
The report further said that one local, identified as Shatrughan Rai, was going to his in-laws' house situated in a border village in Nepal, today morning when he entered into an argument with the Nepali cops who were manning the border outpost. The cops thrashed the man following which villagers from nearby areas reached the outpost and created a ruckus after which the firing took place.
According to villagers, 17 rounds of bullets were fired.