FUNGLING, March 28: Lalit Gurung,58, of Aathrai Tribeni Rural Municipality-3 Hangpang died on the spot after being shot by a shotgun while hunting.
District Police Office Taplejung Police Inspector Kushram Karki said that Lalit died on the spot after being hit by a pellet gun fired by 22-year-old Bir Bahadur Gurung.
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According to him, they had gone hunting in Kalidah forest at around 10 o'clock on Monday night. Police Inspector Karki said that Lalit died as he received a gunshot while hunting.
It is said that after the incident, the team of Hangpang police station took Bir Bahadur Gurung into custody with a loaded gun.
District Police Office Taplejung has said that further investigation into the incident is underway.
