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 Kathmandu Saturday October 13, 2001 Ashwin 27,  2058.


Armed groups kidnap five persons in Jhapa, Khotang

Biratnagar, Oct. 12 (RSS): A group of unidentified armed persons have kidnapped two persons from Jhapa district and three persons from Khotang district, according to the eastern regional police news room.

According to the eastern regional police news room, a group of about 25 armed persons had kidnapped Gopal Raut and Bhola Dhungel, both residents of Rajgadh Village Development Committee of Jhapa district on Wednesday night and taken them to an undisclosed place in the jungle.

Likewise, a few unidentified persons kidnapped Headmaster of Kalika Secondary School Devi Prasad Rijal and two teachers Narayan Rai and Dhruba Rai from Nerpa VDC of Khotang district and released them Chirudanda VDC yesterday.

A search is being conducted by the police to nab the kidnappers.

Meanwhile a few unidentified persons looted property worth Rs 100,000 from the house of member of the RPP central committee Kedar Rai located at Tamku VDC-2 of Sankhuwasabha district recently.

Meanwhile in Mahottari, two unidentified assailants have looted Rs. 107,000 from Ram Sagar Mandal, headmaster of Raghunathpur Lower Secondary School of Mahottari district.

Two persons fled with the amount after breaking the Dicky of his motorbike which he had parked at Jaleshwar municipality to meet one of his relatives there.

Mr Madal had kept the money inside the Dicky after withdrawing it from Rastriya Banijya Bank, Jaleshwar branch to distribute remuneration and Dashain allowance to the teachers.

Police are investigating the case.

In Siraha, the ilaka police office, Lahan has arrested Ram Kishun Koiri, an Indian citizen, for obtaining citizenship certificate and Lahan municipality-4 ward chairman Ram Lakhan Koiri Mahato for assisting the former in obtaining the citizenship certificates by recommending the issuance of citizenship certificate.

It is revealed that ward chairman Ram Lakhan had taken a bribe of Rs. 10,000 for recommending him as his own brother to obtain citizenship certificate on the basis of ancestry.


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