Two Indian businessmen injured in Nepal shoot out

Kathmandu, Oct 14 (PTI) Two Indian-origin businessmen
have been seriously injured in a series of shooting incidents
in a southern Nepalese town.

Raju Prasad Gupta and Manoj Harlalka, both garment
merchants were injured when an unidentified groups opened fire
at them, according to Nepal Police spokesman Binod Singh.

The duo have been brought to Kathmandu for treatment,
he said. The incident took place two days after a businessman
Binod Kumar Agrawal was shot dead by gunmen in the same town
situated in Nepal-India border.

The police has started a hunt to find out the
culprits, he said. The incident took place despite the Special
Security Plan introduced by the government recently during the
festivals in troubled Terai.

These incidents show the vulnerable security situation
in the southern Nepal, local businessmen said. PTI SBP
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