|
|
Kathmandu, Oct 29: Eleven Maoist rebels were killed in clashes with security forces in Nepal, sources said Wednesday. Three of them were left dead during an exchange of fire at Prempur Gonahi in Rautahat district early Tuesday morning. Two guerrillas were killed in the western Kaski district while setting up a booby trap on Tuesday, the sources added. Nepal troops kill 55 Maoist rebels Kathmandu, Oct 17: As many as 55 rebels have been killed by government troops during the latest security operations in Nepal, Defence Ministry sources said here Friday. They said 16 armed rebels were killed in Sarlahi district in Terai on Thursday in an encounter between the Maoists and the security forces. In another encounter 25 rebels were killed in Achham district in west Nepal. Seven Maoists were killed in Dang district, three in Ilam, two in Mahottari and one each in Chitawan and Kapilvastu districts, the sources added. However, no damage was caused to security forces in these clashes, the sources said adding that three pistols, one gun, 11 grenades, 150 sleeping bags and 75 combat dresses were recovered from the places where encounters took place. Nepal judge orders detention of Charles Sobhraj Kathmandu, Oct 17: A judge on Friday allowed police to detain infamous criminal Charles Sobhraj on charges of murdering Canadian and American backpackers almost three decades ago. The judge directed that Sobhraj be released from custody in a fake passport case, but accepted the police plea over the murder investigation. Police in the Himalayan kingdom wanted to question Sobhraj, a French citizen, for the 1975 murders of the two backpackers. He has been detained since last month on a charge of entering the country on a fake passport 28 years ago. Sobhraj, born to an Indian father and Vietnamese mother, has been living in France since he was released from an Indian jail in 1997 after serving 20 years for a string of crimes, including murder and robbery, often involving tourists. In 1975, Thailand issued a warrant for his arrest on charges of drugging and killing six girls, all wearing bikinis, on a beach at Pattaya. But he was jailed in India before he could stand trial on those charges. Police said they were collecting evidence and expect to lay murder charges against the 59-year-old dubbed the "bikini killer" and "The Serpent".
|
|
|
|