Police claims two people died in an encounter

  February 22, 2018 By: INSEC

Police have claimed that Manoj Pun, major accused of murdering Durga Tiwari and Basanta Paudel has been killed in a police encounter in the morning of February 21.

Police said that in an encounter, Manoj’s friend Som Aale was also killed. The deceased Pun is from Devdaha Municipality-5 and 36 years old Som Aale’s permanent address as not been identified according to police however he was living near Bhairahawa prison according to police.

Police was in search for the major accused Pun after he murdered Durga Tiwari last year. He was also accused of killing Basanta Paudel on January 5.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CIB) and Police was in search for the accused after getting an information that the accused is in Nepal.

SP Shyam Gyawali of District Police Office said that both Pun and Ale encountered with police in the morning of February 21 at Devdaha Municipality-4, Bhawanipur. After that both accused opened fire on police when police attempted to arrest them. In cross firing both accused were killed according to the police.

Police said that Manoj was shot with 12 rounds of bullet and ale was shot with 10 rounds of bullet. Police have confiscated Dell Laptop, Pistol, 2 mobile and one diary from the deceased.

 


Reema BC