Friday, July 9, 2010

Cops unveil 4 killers of Butwal couple


Arun Gyawali


BUTWAL: Rupandehi police made public four persons who were held in connection with the murder of Butwal based business couple on Friday afternoon.

According to Rupendehi police chief Sher Bahadur Basnet the four people who were involved in the murders of Ramesh Bhandari and his wife Asha are Shambhu Gautam aka Bhole Baba, 32, a local resident of Saljhandi VDC, Rupandehi, Shyam Prasad B.K 32 and Nim Prasad Thapa, 32, local residents of Gajedi, Rupandehi and Purna Bahadur Shreesh Magar, 28, a local resident of Rudrapur VDC.

The police made them public in a press conference at the hall of Siddhartha Chambers of Commerce and Industries . Among them Shambhu was in the most wanted list of the police.



Two culprits involved in the incident are still absconding.

The Bhandari couple was shot dead at their shop in Jaycees Chowk of Butwal around 3 pm on June 23.



Asha died instantly and Ramesh succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at Lumbini Zonal Hospital the same day. Ramesh had sustained a bullet in his throat while Asha was shot in the stomach.



Ramesh used to supply food grains to Lumbini, Gandaki and Dhaulagiri zones. He was also involved in various organisations including Jaycees and Lions Clubs of Butwal.



Three persons riding a black Pulsar bike had opened fire on the couple and managed to flee the scene.

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