Land revenue officer shot dead in Bara
Junior officer of District Land Revenue Office, Bara, Madhav Thapa, has been shot dead by an unidentified person or group last night. Thapa, 40, was shot at when he was resting at his house in Kalaiya at about 7 pm. Thapa was immediately taken to Narayani Sub-regional Hospital, Birgunj for treatment. However, he died on the way due to excessive bleeding. Akhil Terai Mukti Morcha has owned up the murder. Bara district in charge of the Morcha called up local journalists and said they shot Thapa as he was involved in financial irregularities in the land revenue office.