PATNA/SITAMARHI: An Indian citizen, who was detained by the Nepalese paramilitary forces on Friday following the incident of firing in which a Sitamarhi villager was killed, was released on Saturday.
Ram Lagan Rai, 45, returned to his village Jankinagar amid a dharna by his family members and locals, who had assembled near the India-Nepal border after Rai was taken into custody by the Nepal Armed Police Force personnel on Friday.
“Friday’s incident was related to a local issue and had nothing to do with any dispute over territory between the two countries,” said SSB IG Sanjay Kumar.
25-year-old Vikesh Kumar, stated to be a migrant worker from Jankinagar, was killed and two others were injured in the police firing by APF personnel inside Nepal territory at Sarlahi.
Ram Lagan Rai, 45, returned to his village Jankinagar amid a dharna by his family members and locals, who had assembled near the India-Nepal border after Rai was taken into custody by the Nepal Armed Police Force personnel on Friday.
“Friday’s incident was related to a local issue and had nothing to do with any dispute over territory between the two countries,” said SSB IG Sanjay Kumar.
25-year-old Vikesh Kumar, stated to be a migrant worker from Jankinagar, was killed and two others were injured in the police firing by APF personnel inside Nepal territory at Sarlahi.
