Nepal

Gold trader shot at in Nawalparasi

KathmanduPati February 04, 2024

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NAWALPARASI – Gajendra Bishwakarma, a gold trader in Nawalparasi, was shot at on Saturday. An unidentified group attacked Bishwakarma, a permanent resident of Bardaghat municipality-4, near Kukurmara of Bardaghat municipality-16 as he was on his way home after closing his gold outlet at Susta rural municipality-1, police said.

The injured Bishwakarma is currently undergoing treatment at the Bhairahawa-based Universal College of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, having sustained a bullet injury to his arm. The police are searching for the potential assailants, according Resham Bohora, Deputy Superintendent of Police and Information Officer at the District Police Office East Nawalparasi.