A youth was shot dead by an unidentified group in Sarlahi district headquarters Malangawa last night. Manoj Yadav,31, of Malangawa municipality-8 died in the incident, according to District Police Office, Sarlahi.

Yadav was found dead near the cold storage in ward no. 8 of the municipality by locals, who informed the police about it this morning. Police have recovered bullet shells from the incident site.

Yadav had reportedly left home last night at around 9:00 after receiving a phone call, according to his sister. An investigation has been launched while a search is underway to find those behind the incident, Superintendent of Police of Sarlahi Ganesh Chandra Bhattarai said. RSS