Govt official shot in the capital

June 10, 2004
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Unidentified assailants shot and injured a government official at Naya Baneshwor, Kathmandu Thursday afternoon.

Jeevan Sedhain, head of the Gandaki Zone Transport Office in Pokhara was shot twice in the back around 2 pm near Shivdarsan Cinema Hall, Naya Baneshor.

Sedhain  is undergoing treatment at TU Teaching Hospital Maharajgunj. His condition is said to be critical.

It is learnt the assailants telephoned him in the morning and asked him to come to the area. A search is underway to track down the attackers, police said adding it could an act of the Maoists.