Another Maoist leader shot dead in Siraha

An unidentified gunman shot dead a local leader of the Unified CPN (Maoist) in Siraha at a local fair, last night. Ram Ayodhya Yadav, member Mithila Rajya Samiti Samiti, who is also affiliated to the Maoist's All Nepal Trade Union, was shot dead while attending a fair organised on the occasion of Ram Nawami in Rampurbirta of the district. He died on the spot after he received a bullet on the temple at about 1 am, Saturday. Police have arrested six persons affiliated with the fair organising committee in connection with the incident. The trend of attacks on Maoist cadres and leaders in the Terai districts are on the rise in the recent weeks.