Police arrested three robbers on the charge of shooting a security guard at the Citizen Bank branch of Karsia Bazaar in Nepalthan Municipality. According to security sources, two of them are Indian nationals and one is a resident of Biratnagar. According to eyewitnesses, a group of 4/5 people shot at the security guard while trying to stop them from entering the bank. He is undergoing treatment at the Neuro Hospital in Biratnagar.

According to the locals, the robbers fired three rounds after the security guards tried to stop them. Deputy Superintendent of Police Shrestha said that it is still not clear how much was looted from the bank. One of the detainees was shot in the thigh while being taken under control.