Chairman of Radio Tulsipur shot dead

An unidentified group has shot dead Hemraj Dhital, chairman of Radio Tulsipur FM 100.2 MHz, in Dang Thursday evening.

A group of about four or five persons aged between 20 to 25 opened fire at Dhital at Jaspur, some 8 km south of Tulsipur at about 7.45 pm today, according to Area Police Office, Tulsipur.
Head constable Darshan Baral at the area police office told nepalnews.com, the assailants chased Dhital and shot at him on his chest after he fell on the ground when the first bullet they fired missed him.
Dahal was immediately taken to Rapti Zonal Hospital, where he died while undergoing treatment.
Police have recovered a used bullet from the incident site. The nature of the incident shows the murder was pre-planned, said Baral.
Dhital is also member of Nepali Congress. He was returning to Tulsipur after an errand in connection with the upcoming general convention of the party when the incident took place.