Cab driver shot dead in Tanahun; nine injured in blast

Suspected Maoists shot and killed a taxi driver at Dulegaunda area of the western district of Tanahun Monday morning.

Reports quoting police said three assailants shot taxi driver Balram Shrestha, 26, “for defying the general strike” called by the rebels in the area. Shrestha, who sustained three bullets, died while being rushed to Western Regional Hospital in Pokhara.

Dulegaunda area remains tense following the incident while security forces have been deployed in search of the assailants, reports added.

Meanwhile, at least nine general people were injured when Maoists detonated a bomb at the busy road of Chipledhunga in Pokhara on Monday afternoon.

Our correspondent Bikram Thapa, told us from the scene that six of the nine injured persons are in critical condition.

Maoists detonated the bomb targeting a vehicle of the Royal Nepalese Army. Whether any RNA personnel received injury in the blast was not immediately known.

All injured persons are undergoing treatment at the Western Regional Hospital in Pokhara. nepalnews.com pb/bt Feb 27 06

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