Kathmandu, Nov 20: Two security personnel have been killed and seven injured in separate attacks by suspected Maoist rebels in the Nepalese capital, police sources said today.
A group of armed rebels attacked an army vehicle and set on fire a police van in West Nepal district of dang last night killing one and injuring seven, they said.

The driver of the army vehicle was killed and seven soldiers were injured, two seriously, when Maoists hiding in a forest randomly opened fire at the army patrolling team in Bijuli village of Dang district yesterday, Radio Nepal said quoting the chief district administrator.
The army vehicle was heading towards Ghorahi from Tulasipur in Dang district on regular patrolling. Those injured in the incident were flown to Kathmandu on a helicopter and are undergoing treatment in hospital. After the attack the Maoists also set on fire an empty police van.



Following the incident additional forces were sent to the area to hunt down Maoists. The casualties on the Maoists side is not yet known, the officials said.



Meanwhile, in another incident a police officer was killed by suspected Maoist rebels in front of an engineering college in the capital, police sources said.



A group of three Maoists fired three bullets at policeman Rajaram Malla while he was watching television at a retail shop in front of the Kathmandu Engineering College at Kalimati, Kathmandu, they said.


Bureau Report