Biratnagar, October 16
Police fired two rounds to arrest marijuana traffickers in Morang district on Thursday night, injuring one person.
The incident took place in Gobindapur, Ward 5 of Ratuwamai Municipality, Morang.
Two Indian nationals were arrested with around 100 kilograms of marijuana. One of them was injured by a bullet.
According to Morang Police spokesperson Makendra Kumar Mishra, police seized 264.59 kilograms of marijuana abandoned on the bank of the Bakra River in Gobindapur on the afternoon of October 15.
After receiving information that marijuana trading could take place at the same location again, a night patrol team from the Area Police Office in Sijuwa was deployed.
At around 9:25 pm, the patrol team encountered several people carrying marijuana towards India. When police attempted to take them into custody, the suspects tried to flee. Police initially fired one round into the air, but when they did not stop, officers fired again.
The second shot hit Pramod Chaudhary, 39, of Jogbani in India’s Araria district, in the calf of his left leg.
Chaudhary and Rajendra Prasad Yadav, 50, of Mahagama Gram Panchayat in Araria district, were arrested. Police also seized around 100 kilograms of marijuana from them.
Chaudhary’s condition is normal, and both men are under investigation, DSP Mishra said.
