BUTWAL, MAR 08 -
A 29-year-old man sustained serious bullet injuries when a group of
unidentified persons attacked him at Karahiya VDC-3 in Rupandehi
district on Thursday.
Bimal Gurung was shot at
and injured at his home in Bhalabari at around 1pm, according to
police. The victim sustained serious injuries in his left abdomen.
Gurung is a local activist of Youth Association Nepal (YAN), the youth
wing of the CPN-UML.
Critically injured Gurung was airlifted to Kathmandu following a
primary treatment at Crimson Hospital, Manigram. The hospital referred
him to the Capital-based B&B Hospital.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Raj Kumar Baidawar said three
local youths were arrested in connection with the incident. A detailed
investigation is underway, the DSP said, adding that the motive behind
the shooting was not immediately known. "We were informed about the
incident only after the victim's friends took him to the hospital. The
incident is mysterious."
According to local people, they heard a gunshot but did not see any people entering or coming out of the victim's house.
In a similar incident in Khotang district, CPN-Maoist activists shot at YAN village committee chairman Prabin Rai at Nerpa VDC on Monday night.
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