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Businessman shot at in Bhairahawa, unhurt

2016-12-06

Lumbini, Rupandehi, Siddharthanagar

An assailant opened fire at the Vice-president of Siddharthanagar Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Kul Prasad Neupane in Bhairahawa on Tuesday evening. However, Neupane is unhurt. He had a narrow escape as the bullet pierced through his jacket without causing any injury. Neupane said that a motorcycle-borne person opened fire at him when he was reading newspaper at Muktinath Food Industry. Later police arrested Birendra Yadav from Lumbini Road on the charge of shooting at Neupane, according to Superintendent of Police Rabindra Dhanuk. All the entry points to the city were sealed after the incident. Earlier in the day, the Siddharthanagar Chamber of Commerce and Industry had staged a demonstration against the constitution amendment bill, which proposes splitting Province-5. Local businessmen are scared after Neupane was attacked within a few hours of participating in the demonstration. भैरहवाको गल्लामण्डीमा केही बेर अघि गोली चलेको छ। सिद्धार्थनगर उद्योग वाणिज्य संघका उपाध्यक्ष कुलप्रसाद न्यौपानेलाई लक्षित गरी गोली हानिएको हो। मुक्तिनाथ खाद्य उद्योगमा पत्रिका पढेर बसिरहेका न्यौपानेको दायाँ हातको ज्याकेटको बाउला छुदै गोली लागेको थियो। न्यौपानेले मोटरसाइकलमा आएका व्यक्तिले पेस्तोल ताकेर गोली हानेको तर आफू छलिएको बताएका छन्। घटनास्थलबाट प्रहरीले गोलीको खोका बरामद गरेको छ । गोली प्रहार गर्ने विरेन्द्र यादवलाई लुम्विनी रोडबाट पक्राउ गर्न सफल भएको रुपन्देहीका एसपी रविन्द्र धानुकले बताए। यो घटनापछि प्रहरीले भैरहवाको चारैतिर नाकामा खानतलासी शुरु गरेको थियो। सिद्धार्थनगर उद्योग बाणिज्य संघले आज प्रदेश सीमाङकन हेरफेर गर्न नहुने भन्दै विरोध र्‍याली निकालेको थियो। यो र्‍याली ननिकाल्न कतिपय मधेसी दलका नेताले उद्योग वाणिज्य संघका पदाधिकारीलाई आग्रह गरेका थिए। र्‍याली समापन भएको केही घण्टामै उपाध्यक्षमाथि गोली प्रहार भएपछि व्यवसायीहरु गंभीर बनेका छन्।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons Small arms
Primary Cause Unclear
Actor 1 - Number of people 1
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
National/Online Media , Police website , Local Newspaper - Kaski

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