India has sought a report on the investigation into the killing of an Indian youth in police firing in Nepal, the external affairs ministry said on Thursday.
"Our embassy in Nepal has sought an investigation report from the government of Nepal. Let's await that," Vikas Swarup, spokesperson in the external affairs ministry, said in a media briefing here.
Ashish Kumar, a 24-year-old youth from Bihar, was shot dead by police in Nepal on Monday during protests in the country's Birgunj city close to the Indian border.
Tensions inflamed by anti-constitution sentiments flared anew on Monday with agitating activists of Madhes-based political parties clashing with police in Birgunj.
Ram, a resident of Bihar's border town Raxaul, died after being caught in police firing near the Shankaracharya Gate, the main gateway to Nepal from India. He sustained bullet injuries on the head and was declared dead at the Narayani Hospital.
Asked about a video that shows the Indian national being killed, Swarup said: "Well, the video would be a part of the investigation I would imagine."
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