Nepal encounter: Cops knock embassy door

Siddharth Nagar police have decided to approach the Indian embassy in Kathmandu through the Ministry of External Affairs to seek details of an encounter in which an Indian citizen was killed in Nepal on March 5.

Siddharth Nagar police have decided to approach the Indian embassy in Kathmandu through the Ministry of External Affairs to seek details of an encounter in which an Indian citizen was killed in Nepal on March 5.

We are sending a letter to the Indian embassy seeking details that will help in the investigation. We are also asking about the criminal history of the deceased, said Siddharth Nagar SP J Ravinder Goud.

Surya Prakash Shukla,a resident of Siddharth Nagar,and his Nepalese friend Bhawani Singh were killed in an encounter in Nepals Rupandehi district after they were reportedly handed over to Nepal police by UP police. The Nepal police had allegedly claimed that the youths had a criminal history in Nepal.

Shuklas uncle Dharam Raj Shukla alleged that the sub-inspector and unidentified constables of UP kidnapped his nephew from a market in Siddharth Nagar and handed them over to Nepal police. On the basis of his complaint,the police registered an FIR against Shahi and unidentified men on March 8. Later,the Siddharth Nagar police arrested sub-inspector Shahi and constables Narendra Mani and Akram Khan. A third constable,Upendra Singh,is absconding.

During investigation,it was found that the policemen had handed over Shukla and Bhawani Singh to Nepal police in exchange for Ranvijay Yadav,who had taken shelter in Nepal after kidnapping and killing Irshad,a businessman from Sant Kabir Nagar district. Yadav is now in jail.

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