Those who fired shots at cooperative employees were nabbed in Sarlahi
The four people involved in the incident were apprehended from the border area of Sarlahi.
JANAKPURDHAM: The police have apprehended those responsible for the shooting at Sajan Karki, an employee of the Sagun Co-operative Society’s service center in Bagmati Municipality-1 Milan Chowk in Sarlahi.
The four people involved in the incident were apprehended from the border area of Sarlahi by a team led by Inspector Uma Shankar Shah of the State Police Office Janakpur.
Inspector Sah was able to apprehend the accused within 24 hours of the incident based on CCTV footage and information provided by locals.
Alok Singh, 19, of Chhapra Gram Panchayat in Sheohar District of Bihar State, Saurabh Kumar Yadav, 19, of Sultanpur Gram Panchayat in Baisali District of Bihar State, Gulshan Kumar Singh, 19, of Haraj Gram Panchayat in Motihari District of Bihar State, and Dhirendra Sahani, 32, of Dhankaul Rural Municipality 1 in Sarlahi are among those arrested.
Sahani, the arrested person, was shot in the leg. It is believed that Sahani was shot in the leg by police while attempting to flee while being arrested.
The police have stated that they are conducting additional investigations. On Wednesday morning, around 10:30 a.m., four shots were fired at employee Karki with the intent of robbing the cooperative’s service center.
Karki’s condition is critical. As treatment in the district was not possible, he was transferred to Kathmandu.
-Sibendra Rohita/MK
