Dhangadhi, May 27
A 37-year-old man has been shot at and robbed of Rs 900,000 at around 10:00 am in Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City-1 in Kailali district this morning.
Nirmal Karki was on his way to deposit the amount in a bank when the incident occurred. “Two persons came on a motorcycle, shot him, and fled the scene snatching the bag he was carrying,” said witnesses present at the scene.
Karki sustained two bullet injuries on the chest and arm. He is being treated at the Seti Zonal Hospital.
Police have sealed areas that share the border with India and are searching for the culprits, informed SP Binod Ghimire at the Kailali District Police Office.
Meanwhile, police have arrested two suspects from Geta in Kailali. Further investigation is underway.
