Man shot dead in Nepal, assailants flee to India

A man was shot dead on a broad daylight in southeast Nepal by four unidentified assailants who escaped to India, police said Friday.

The assailants were suspected Indian criminals, they said.

The deceased has been identified as Maulana Khursid Ansari, a social worker and the chairman of a local school management, police said.

The incident took place Thursday at Harinagar area, 14-km from Indo-Nepal border, in Sunsari district.

The assailants came in a motorcycle and shot dead Ansari before escaping to India, police said, adding that the reason behind the murder is not known yet.

As the gunmen were fleeing to India, they also shot at a police constable, Shiva Poudel, who had tried to stop them at Ghuksi Bazaar, according to Kathmandu Post.

The injured constable was taken to Dharan for treatment, it said.

Meanwhile, the local people took to the street to protest the killing. The protestors said they will not allow police to collect the dead body until the culprits are arrested.

Vehicular movement came to a grinding halt due to the agitation.

Ansari was also the vice-chairman of the Nepal Muslim Society.