गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ DSP Tiwari injured after being attacked with knife by kidnapper Nepal DSP Tiwari injured after being attacked with knife by kidnapper KathmanduPati October 27, 2023 File Photo BANKE – Deputy Superintendent of Police Sundar Tiwari was injured after being attacked with a knife by a man who took his own 20-day-old son hostage at Dipnagar of Kohalpur-2 in Banke district. Mentally retarded Kushal Thapa held his own son hostage in his house and threatened his family members to kill the newborn. Following this, the family members in fear reported the incident to the police and asked for a rescue. In the process of the rescue, Tiwari, also head of the area police office, Banke, was injured when Thapa attacked him with a knife. Tiwari has sustained cuts in his right elbow, said spokesperson for the district police office, Narayan Dangi. The incident took place at around 11 pm on Thursday night. Right after being informed, a team from the area police office reached the incident site and started the rescue. In the process, Tiwari tried to make Thapa understand about the situation from outside the locked room, but in vain. Later, the police team broke open the room and rescued the newborn. Write your comments RELATED NEWS China expands emergency aid and rescue support to Nepal Lawmaker faces voters’ anger over flood response Flood death toll rises to 1,252 Gagan Thapa urges government to prioritize tunnel rescue Nepal beat Malaysia by six wickets in ACC Premier Cup Nepali army to enter tunnel to rescue trapped workers Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING Former Queen Komal Shah undergoing plasma therapy Former Queen Komal Shah shifted to ICU Nepal’s looming multilateralism challenges Suspected coronavirus infected youth dies Nepal Rastra Bank to issues development Treasury Bill worth Rs 10 billion tomorrow Newly-appointed Minister for Forests Sudi assumes office DSP Tiwari injured after being attacked with knife by kidnapper Enroll school students only after new academic session: Supreme Court