Youth injured

BHOJPUR: Thirty-six-year-old Prem Nepali of Siddheshwor VDC Bhojpur was injured when an unidentified gang attacked him with khukuri on Saturday night, according to District Police Office. Nepali has been brought to the district headquarters for treatment, the police added. — HNS

Murder-suspect held

SIRAHA: Area Police Office, Bariyarpatti, arrested Ram Dayal Yadav, a resident of Tenuwapatti-5, on Monday on the charge of killing a woman of Sukhipur a few days ago. — HNS

One held for theft

SANKHUWASABHA: A person was held on the charge of theft at Khandbari in Sankhuwasabha district on Monday. Shyam Bahadur Rai, 40, a resident of Khandbari-5, was held on the charge of stealing goods from a house of Bhakta Bahadur Rai on January 6, the police said. — HNS

Journos stage sit-in

BIRGUNJ: The Parsa Chapter of Reporters’ Club Nepal staged a sit-in at Ghantaghar Chowk of Birgunj from 3-5pm on Monday, demanding guarantee of journalists’ professional rights and security. Chairman of Parsa chapter of FNJ Shatrughan Nepal, chairman of Reporters’ Club, Parsa, Kanhaiya Gupta, central vice-chairman of Nepal Mass Media Forum Sudarshan Raj Pandey, among others, participated in the sit-in. — HNS