Dacoit killed in shootout with police

RAUTAHAT, April 13: A dacoit was shot dead in a shootout with the police on Friday night on the bank of Bakaiya River at Banjaraha VDC-8. The Rautahat police had stepped up security with the increase in the number of robberies in the villages bordering India last week.



A police team led by Superintendent of Police Govinda Ram Pariyar had shot the dacoit dead. But others in the gang fled. [break]



Police also recovered two guns and four rounds of bullets from the shootout site. According to the police, the dacoits have been targeting households making preparations for wedding.

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