Kathmandu, July 30

An unidentified person fired a shot at the house of a former under-secretary, Bishnu Prasad Sharma, in Kalanki last night. Police are investigating the incident.

The incident occurred at around 9:00pm, police said. The house is located near Kalanki Mai Temple. A .22 calibre bullet had pierced the window pane of a room where Sharma’s 19-year-old daughter was studying. No one was hurt in the firing. Sharma informed police immediately following the incident. Superintendent of Police Kedar Dhakal told THT that a team of police personnel deployed at the site recovered a bullet shell.Bullets of the type are usually used in licensed guns for hunting small animals and birds, according to SP Dhakal.

“An investigating team has been deployed in and around Kalanki area, and we are confident about bringing out the truth soon,” he said.

Metropolitan Police Crime Division has summoned engineer Subhakhar Khanal,  a neighbour of Sharma, for his alleged involvement in the firing. Police have claimed that he owns two firearms that use .22 caliber bullets. SSP Shyam Lal Gyanwali at Metropolitan Police Office, Rani Pokhari said police had confiscated the guns and sent them to the Central Police Forensic Science Laboratory in Samakhusi, for test.