Indians arrested with arms in Nepal

KATHMANDU: Four Indians have been arrested for illegally carrying weapons in Kapilvastu district of Nepal bordering India.

They were arrested from Krishnanaga for possessing arms illegally, Nepal police said.

A hand-made gun, one round of bullet and two iron rods were also recovered from them, they said.

According to police Sanjay Puri,35, and Chandra Prakash Kori,20, hail from Bahoripur of Gonda, while Arjun Brahman,20, and Shivram Yadav,19, are from Reharbandha of Tulsipur in India.

A police patrol arrested them in the border area where the incidents of looting are on the rise. Police said they were investigatingthe the matter.

Meanwhile, a man and a young girl sustained bullet injuries this morning when two armed groups exchanged fire in Baluwatar area near Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's residence.

A girl, who was offering prayer at Tundal Devi temple, and another man believed to be a gang member were injured when some unidentified gunmen opened fire from a taxi targeting the man, the police said.

The condition of the man is said to be serious and both were admitted to a nearby hospital.

In a separate incident, two women had been injured when they were attacked by dacoits at Rupandehi district near the Indian border yesterday, the police said.

A 29-year-old woman and a 19-year-old girl were injured when dacoits opened fire at them after looting Rs 15,000 and some gold ornaments, police said.