Kathmandu, Aug 20: Suspected Maoist rebels today shot dead two policemen in an attack on a police post in Siraha district. A gang of unidentified gunmen shot dead Sub-Inspector Ganesh Prasad Dahal of Jhapa district and constable Shyam Narayan Yadav of Sasptari district at a place called `0 mile' on the Mahendra Highway, stated a newspaper report.
Meanwhile, the eastern regional bureau of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has claimed that the Army killed their cadre in cold blood in Ramechhap district. Altogether 19 Maoists were killed in the incident, which the Army claims to be an encounter after the rebels "ambushed" them, said another newspaper report.
The rebels said in a statement that the Army attacked the Maoists all of a sudden when they had peacefully gathered at Doramba-2 for discussion. While one of the rebels was killed on the spot, other 18 were taken to Dandakateri, one-hour walk from Doramba, and shot in cold blood, the statement said. Bureau Report