Locals of Tatopani border area, protesting the death of a woman in police firing on Sunday, withdrew their protest programme after the government agreed to provide a compensation of Rs 1 million to the family of deceased Tara Devi Tamang of Tatopani-4.

The irate locals agreed to open businesses and transportation after the administration pledged to provide the compensation within 15 days to the family of deceased Tamang. The authority also committed to punish the culprit.

Government officials also agreed to provide treatment to the injured and compensation for the damage to private property.

A five-member committee chaired by chief of Immigration Office, Kamal Dev Yogi, has been formed to investigate the locals’ accusation that DSP Gyan Prasad Bhurtel of APF and police inspector of Border Police Office Jagat Bahadur Karki committed irregularity in the cash provided by the Chinese side for the treatment of Kaji Tamang and Khadga Bahadur Shrestha who were hit by a Chinese vehicle.

Locals had taken to the streets since Sunday complaining that the administration had let go a driver of a Chinese vehicle, which on Friday hit two Nepali nationals, without taking any action. During the protest, APF opened indiscriminate fire at the agitators killing Tamang and injuring over two dozen others.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has begun investigation into the death of Tara Tamang. A team of two NHRC officers left for Tatopani on Tuesday.

The business at the Tatopani custom point is at a halt since Monday after the incident.