BIRGUNJ, Dec 25: Cadres of Tarai Cobra, a little known armed group operating in Tarai, have owned up shooting Principal Nirmala Thaseneku, 55, here in Kalaiya at around 12 p.m. Thursday afternoon."Vivek", Bara district In-Charge of Tarai Cobra, owned up the shooting at Principal.
Seriously hurt Thaseneku, the principal of Pannadevi Girls Higher Secondary School, Kalaiya, was airlifted to Kathmandu at 4 p.m. for the treatment. Earlier, she was rushed to Narayani Sub-Regional Hospital in Birgunj.
A police team was deployed to the incident site, said police.
KATHMANDU, Dec 25: Unidentified assailants shot at Nirmala Thaseneku, Principal of Pannadevi Girls Higher Secondary School, Kalaiya at around 12 noon on Thursday, reported our correspondent Updendra Lamichhane from Birgunj. Seriously hurt in her chest, Thaseneku is undergoing treatment at Narayani Sub-Regional Hospital in Birgunj. Police confirmed the incident and said a police team was deployed to the incident site.
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