Rameshwar Chaudhari, 28, a resident of Baklauri VDC-4 of Sunsari dsitrict, was shot dead by Anjani Rajdhami. Rajdhami, a resident of Baklauri VDC-4, is a Sunsari district committee member of the UCPN (Maoists). Rajdhami and Chaudhari were close friends. They had bought a tractor in partnership.[break]
Chaudhari, who was shot at by Rajdhami in Sisuwa chowk of Baklauri at around 1.30 a.m. Saturday, breathed his last while being rushed to Koshi Zonal Hosptial for treatment, according to Area Police office of Pakali.
Rajdhami and Chaudhari had left their homes on Friday evening for a get-together organized by their mutual friend Binde Chaudhari. "They used to hang out together frequently," said Chaudhari´s uncle Puhup Lal. "So, we took it normally when he (Chaudhari) went on to meet his friends."
According to police, Rajdhami and Chaudhari, after having dinner at Binde´s house in Singiya VDC, had reached Jhumka for more drinks. They consumed more alcohol in Jhumka till late Friday night. A dispute erupted between Rajdhami and Chaudhari when they were about to take leave.
After a heated dispute with Chaudhari, an inebriated Rajdhami brought a gun from his nearby home. He fire two shots at Chaudhari. Rajdhami fled the village on a motorcycle (Ko. 7 Pa 6948) after killing Chaudhari. Police recovered the motorcycle used by Rajdhami from Madhesha VDC-9.
Police have arrested Binde Chaudhari, Binod Rajdhami, Anil Chaudhari and Ram Kumar Chaudhari, who were with Chaudhari and Rajdhami Friday night, for investigation.
"When the first bullet was fired, we did not know what it was," said Ram Kumar, who is in police custody. "When Chaudhari fell to the ground crying for help, Rajdhami opened another fire and fled on a motorbike."
Meanwhile, Nirmal Baral, Sunsari district secretary of the UCPN (Maoist), has maintained that although Rajdhami is a party member, his act is purely a crime. "We will investigate how he managed to get a gun," he said.
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