Eight arrested

UDAYPUR: Police on Monday arrested eight locals on the charge of murdering Radhe Shyam Chaudhary, a teacher in Panchawoti Lower Secondary School of Triveni Village Development Committee in the district. Purna Bahadur Sunuwar, Bhim Prasad Dhamala, Bhuwan

Magar, Naina Bahadur Sunuwar, Ram Kumar Sunuwar, Kamal Rai, Dhanamaya Tamang and Yatna Kumari Sunuwar were arrested following a complaint from Choudhary’s family, Area Police Office, Katari said. Chaudhary, a resident of Bhagatpur in Saptari district, had died while drinking with the arrested people during Tihar, the police added. — HNS

Cop murdered

BHOJPUR: An unidentified gang killed policeman Briju Yadav in Siraha district on Wednesday morning.

Yadav, a resident of Pipara in Siraha and posted in Bhojpur district, was attacked with sharp weapons. He was in Siraha district on an official duty, District Police Office, Bhojpur, said— HNS

Bombs detonated

SARLAHI: Cadres of Tarai Cobra on Tuesday night detonated two socket bombs in Sarlahi district headquarters Malangawa. Central member of Tarai Cobra Shiva took responsibility of the blasts and said the bombs were exploded to protest government’s apathy towards their four-point pre-conditions for talks. One bomb went off in a bus belonging to Agni Yatayat, while the other was detonated in front of a local businessman’s house in Malangawa-8. “The bomb damaged windscreen and the hood of the bus,” Satya Shrestha, an employee of Agni Yatayat, said. District Police Office, Sarlahi, said they had beefed up security in the district and had started investigation into the cases. — HNS