India has denied that its Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel were involved in firing at Nepalis near the border at Ananda Bazaar in Kanchanpur on Thursday.
India has denied that its Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel were involved in firing at Nepalis near the border at Ananda Bazaar in Kanchanpur on Thursday.
“It is categorically denied that there was any incident of firing by Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB),” read a statement issued by the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu.
A Nepali man was killed after an SSB Inspector of Sampurnanagar Station opened fire following a dispute over constructing a culvert over Sano Khola River in the district this afternoon.
The construction of the culvert over the river was started on Wednesday after an agreement was reached following a dispute that ran for over a month.
“There is a need to maintain calm and let the survey officials of both sides discuss the location of border pillars before any construction work is undertaken. District Officials have been directed to cooperate to defuse the situation,” the statement further read.
The deceased has been identified Govinda Gautam, of Punarbas Municipality-8 of the district.
He breathed his last on the way to a hospital for treatment.
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