Amid worsening security situation in Terai, two district-level leaders of Nepali Congress (NC) and NC-Democratic have been shot to death by unidentified group on Monday in Nawalparasi district.

Armed assailants who came on two motorcycles opened fire and killed Bechayi Yadav of NC-Democratic and Govari Yadav of NC at Bhujahawa area.

Bechayi Yadav was an influential Congress leader of the area. He had been displaced from his village due to constant Maoist threat in the past. He had returned after the peace agreement.

In recent months, spate of killings have gripped Terai area. There have been a number of tit-for-tat killings of local leaders of Maoists, and armed factions. However, this time two Congress leaders have been killed by unidentified group.