LAHAN, Jan 4: Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Ramesh Subba was shot dead by an armed group at Jhutaki VDC-based police post in Saptari district on Monday evening.
The group opened fire on ASI Subba, who was the in-charge of the police pose, all of a sudden while he was on duty. Subba, 45, hailed from Bhadrapur of Jhapa district.
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He was immediately rushed to Rajbiraj-based Sagarmatha Zonal Hospital. He was pronounced dead while undergoing treatment at the hospital, police inspector Suraj Khadka at the District Police Office (DPO), Saptari said.
According to doctors, ASI Subba sustained bullet injuries to his chest and thigh.
The incident site is located in the border area, which is 20-km south west of the district headquarters Rajbiraj.
Superintendent of Police Bhim Dhakal, chief of Saptari DPO, said that the police have intensified search for the attackers.
Meanwhile, Jay Krishna Goit, coordinator of Akhil Tarai Mukti Morcha, took the responsibility of the attack. He claimed that his organization resorted to such extreme measures to challenge the state “that has been ruling the country with the use of brute force”.
The incident has taken place at a time when the talks between the agitating Madhesi parties and the government have resumed.
