Suspected Maoists have shot dead Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police Hari Bahadur Tamang at his rented apartment at Vedasing around 7:30 Tuesday morning, District Police Office Kathmandu said.

Tamang was working at Police Headquarters in Naxal. Security forces have cordoned off the area and a search in underway for the assailants. Vedasing in near Indrachowk in central Kathmandu. nepalnews.com rh Sept. 23