KATHMANDU: CPN (Maoist Center) leader Deepak Pandey who sustained critical injuries after being shot at in Kapilvastu has died in the course of treatment.

Pandey, who was airlifted to Kathmandu on Monday after treatment for some days at Universal Medical College, was admitted to TU Teaching Hospital.

Leader Pandey was shot at Sadwa along the Taulihawa-Jitpur road section in the district on Wednesday night, according to SP Nawaraj Adhikari.

Meanwhile, police have arrested two individuals including Samajwadi Students Forum Lumbini Pradesh Chairman Om Prakash Yadav in connection with the incident and are investigating the case