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Nepal police release Indian national Lagan Yadav

The Nepal police on Saturday released an Indian national a day after it opened fire on a crowd at a border area

Sentinel Digital Desk

The Nepal police on Saturday released an Indian national a day after it opened fire on a crowd at a border area under Sonbarsa police station. Lagan Yadav was taken away by Nepal police yesterday following the firing incident at Jankinagar area in which one person was killed and two others were injured. Sitamarhi Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar said Lagan Yadav has been released by the Nepal police. On Friday angry villagers had protested the killing of Vikesh Yadav, who died in Nepal police firing, and demanded that Lagan Yadav be released by that country's police. Lagan Yadav has alleged that Nepal police had taken him away from an Indian border area and that he was beaten up. (IANS)