Kathmandu: A police squad detained drug peddlers in Tokha of Kathmandu after firing at them in retaliation. Acting on a tip-off about perpetual transactions of drugs, specifically brown sugar, in Kathmandu, the police team apprehended two suspected individuals from Sundhara road in Kathmandu Metropolitan City-11 at 2:00 pm today during a search operation.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the police team used the information from the arrested suspects to locate the hiding place of the drug peddlers near Grande Hospital. The bureau team arrived at the location at 3:15 pm after receiving information that the peddlers were in possession of drugs.
Bureau Spokesperson, Superintendent of Police (SP) Janak Bahadur Shahi, stated that the police team was forced to open fire when the two suspects attacked the officers with an iron rod during the arrest. Senior constable Nawaraj Ghising and assistant constable Rabindra KC sustained injuries in the assault.
The police fired four rounds of blank shots in an effort to subdue the drug dealers. SP Shahi mentioned that it became necessary to open fire to control the suspects when they continued their assault despite the initial warning shots.
Those arrested include 20-year-old Sumit Kumar and 25-year-old Chandan Kumar Jaiswal, both from Danpur, along with 40-year-old Shasik Alam from West Bengal, India, and 22-year-old Mohammad Manzoor Alam from Bihar. The police reported that both Alams, who were shot during the confrontation, suffered gunshot wounds in their left legs.
It was reported that 200 grams of brown heroin were recovered from Tokha Municipality-3.