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| Kathmandu, Monday February 24, 2003 Falgun 12, 2059. |
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Maoists admit mistake; pledge to treat injured kids
By Binod Tripathee
KATHMANDU, Feb 23 : The
Maoists have pledged help for the treatment of a student who was seriously hurt by their
stray bullet within the compound of a local school in Bohara village on Tuesday morning.
Two school children playing in ground were killed while one was hurt when the guns carried
by the Maoist cadres went off accidentally, according to a source.
Maoist cadres carrying
guns had entered the compound of Prabha Secondary School that morning. Meanwhile, their
guns went off and killed Babindra Kunwar, 12, a grade three student and Sher Bahadur
Kunbar, a grade seven student. However, Ganesh Nepali, 13, a grade four student was
seriously hurt in the incident. Guardians of the victims in the incident are members of
People Front Nepal (PFN) party, according to a source.
"While such an
incident occurs even during cease-fire, I wonder how many should have died during
insurgency," said a local.
The Maoists have
admitted their mistake in the incident and the commander of the outfit has pledged full
help for the treatment of the injured children, according to Lila Bahadur Thapa Magar, a
central member of PFN.
The Maoists also handed
over Rs 2,000 each to guardians of the deceased children. Asserting that money cannot
bring to life their deceased children, the guardians appealed the Maoists to stop further
killings, added Thapa.
The Maoists denied to
hand over the corpses to the guardians and forcibly buried the deceased children near the
local Siwakhola stream. Later, with the help of villagers, the corpses were dug out and
their final rites performed by their fathers last Wednesday.
Meanwhile, PFN has
dispatched a team to the site to probe into the incident, according to a party source.
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