One dies in police firing made to curb smuggling

Rajbiraj (Saptari), Aug 6: A person died in a firing opened by the police persons while curbing smuggling in the border area last night.

The dead one was Lalu Yadav, 36, from Kamalpur of Rajgad rural municipality-2. 

The police had conducted a search operation based on a tipoff relating to illegal import and hoarding of alcohol. The search operation, however, resulted into polices' clash with locals. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Jitendra Kumar Basnet, informed that they had to open firing for self defense after the locals picketed them and pelted stones. 

Yadav had received injury in legs. The injured Yadav breathed his last on the way to Gajendra Narayan Singh Hospital, Rajbiraj.

In the search operation, the police recovered 80 cartons of bottles of alcohol with varieties of brands from Nepal-India border. 

Four days back, the police had arrested two persons in possession of heroin from Chhinnamasta rural municipality-1. (RSS)