Wednesday, February 5th, 2025

Firing as police clash with timber smugglers in Birgunj


13 September 2021  

Time taken to read : < 1 Minute


  • A
  • A
  • A

BIRGUNJ: Police have opened firings in the jungle of Paterwasugauli rural municipality in Parsa district on Monday morning.

A mobile team of District Police Office, Birgunj opened fire in the course of taking wood smugglers under control while they smuggling wooden logs in the jungle near Pharhadawa.

“A team of security personnel opened three rounds of firing on eight motorcycle-borne smugglers in retaliation after the latter tried to attack them,” said DSP Om Prakash Khanal, the spokesperson of the District Police Office (DOP), Parsa.

The smugglers have fled the scene leaving two motorcycles and two logs of timber. Police have recovered them on Monday morning.

Publish Date : 13 September 2021 13:48 PM

Upendra Yadav undecided amid ordinance tug of war

KATHMANDU: Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal (JSPN) Chair Upendra Yadav has

Visiting Duchess of Edinburgh praises Nepal’s eye care achievements

KATHMANDU: Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, a member of the

Gagan Thapa: Shekhar Dai and I are together until the 15th General Convention

KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa has stated

Chitwan District Court sends Rabi Lamichhane to judicial custody

KATHMANDU: The Chitwan District Court has ordered Rastriya Swatantra Party

PM Oli pledges to address issues of tea export

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has pledged to make