Police fired eight rounds during an attempt to arrest suspected drug traffickers in Shanishchare, Ratuwamai Municipality-6, Morang, on Thursday night at around 9:30 pm, injuring two Indian nationals. The injured men, identified as 22-year-old Dipakkumar Bosak of Araria, Kushaha, and 40-year-old Puran Bosak of Kutumganj, are receiving treatment at Koshi Hospital in Biratnagar. Police arrested three people in the operation, including the two injured men and one Nepali citizen, and recovered a pistol, one round of ammunition and about 500 grams of brown sugar, Morang police spokesperson DSP Makendrakumar Mishra said.
Arrests and items seized
The operation took place in Shanishchare, in the eastern Morang municipality, as police moved to detain people suspected of involvement in drug trafficking. The reported seizure included a pistol and a single round of ammunition, in addition to approximately 500 grams of brown sugar. The three arrests comprise the two injured Indian nationals and a Nepali citizen whose identity has not been provided in the available details.
Police spokesperson Mishra confirmed the arrests and seizure. The information released so far does not specify where exactly the pistol and brown sugar were found, whether they were recovered from one person or from more than one suspect, or what role police allege each of those arrested played. Nor has further information been provided about the identity of the Nepali citizen.
Reports about the incident describe a confrontation between police and suspected drug dealers during the attempted arrests. Nepal Press reported that one police officer was injured in the clash. The details available do not describe the officer’s condition or the circumstances of that injury. Police fired eight rounds during the operation, but further information about the sequence of events has not been provided.
Injured men receiving treatment
Bosak and Bosak were wounded by gunfire and taken to Koshi Hospital in Biratnagar, where they are being treated. The available information does not state the nature or severity of their injuries, when they were admitted, or whether either has been discharged. It also does not say whether the third person arrested was hurt during the incident.
The two men are Indian nationals from locations identified as Araria, Kushaha, and Kutumganj. Police have not released additional biographical details or said how long the men had been in the area. The reported arrest of both injured men means they are among the three people detained in connection with the operation, alongside one Nepali citizen.
Police have not provided further details
The incident has drawn attention to the use of firearms during an operation to arrest suspected drug traffickers. The information attributed to Morang police confirms that officers fired eight rounds, but does not explain what prompted the firing or whether police issued warnings before doing so. No further account of the confrontation has been made available in the details provided.
Initial reports have focused on the gunfire, the injuries and the items seized. RatoPati reported the recovery of a pistol, while Nagarik News reported that two Indian nationals were injured in the police firing in Ratuwamai. The available reports do not provide details about any formal charges, the next steps in the case, or whether police are pursuing additional suspects.
