Two locals sustained bullet injuries when Armed Police Force (APF) personnel attempted to rob a hotel at Kapan, Kathmandu on Wednesday evening.
Various news reports said two assistant sub-inspectors of APF attempted the robbery taking advantage of load-shedding.
Reports quoted the locals as saying the two APF men, stationed at the nearby APF base camp, attempted the robbery at around 5 p.m. by showing guns.
Locals, however, foiled their attempt. Two locals – Govardhan Shrestha of Panauti and Prakash Karki of Khotang – were injured in the firing while the APF men tried to flee the scene. The locals captured the policemen along with weapons and handed them over to the police.
The policemen come to the hotel in a taxi and beat up Krishna Bahadur Khadka, the owner of the hotel and attempted to loot cash Rs 4,000 and a gold ring from his shop.
The Bouddha police post has taken Mitha Ram Adhikari, former VDC Chairman, into custody for necessary investigation of the incident.
When contacted, officials at the APF headquarters at Halchowk told Nepalnews that an investigation is underway.
On Friday, Bhuwan Kharel, owner of Dakshinkali Lodge at Bagbazzar was shot dead by Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of the Crime Investigation Department in Kathmandu, Bidhan Chandra Shah inside Kharel’s lodge after a brief scuffle.