One shot to death in Birgunj

A worker at a cloth shop was shot to death when a gang of armed criminals opened indiscriminate firing in Birgunj on Sunday evening.

Jung Bahadur Thakur, 50, a worker at Om Bastralaya in Adarshanagar, died after he was shot in the head by a gang of Indian criminals, say reports. Thakur hails from Bihar state of India.

The gang also shot at the shop owner Niraj Chachan who has been seriously injured.

The criminals also exploded three socket bombs as they fled the scene. Later, in a telephone call made to local FM radio station, Indian criminal gangster Munna Sharma owned up the responsibility for the incident.

Meanwhile, a cashier at Mali Oil Store – a petrol pump – in Kalimati was injured on Sunday night when unknown gangs attacked him. The gang of four persons reached the store and demanded money from 44-year-old Ram Gopal Shrestha. When the latter refused, they shot him in the chest. Shrestha is being treated at Bir Hospital. nepalnews.com sd Aug 06 07