According to initial reports, the firing had taken place last night and this morning at around 10 following a dispute between police personnel.

Initial reports have said, several senior police officials including Police chief for Bheri zone SSP Parshuram Khatri, Police chief for Banke district SP Ghanashyam Bhatta, Riot Police Team chief SP Akhtar Alim Ansari and chief of Mid-Western region Police Training Centre-Nepalgunj SP Sudip Acharya have been held hostage inside the office.

The senior police officials had apparently reached the Riot Control Team office for morning exercise.

Some of the police officials have reportedly been assaulted.

The general public and journalists have been restricted to outside the Riot Control Team Office.

Police personnel Dhan Bahadur Bika, who claims to be leading the agitation within the Riot Control Team office based at Nepagunj, said that the senior officials have been held hostage on charges of corruption and misuse of property within the office including lack of decent food.

He informed that they will be held captive under their demands are met.

Some four civilians were also detained while the senior officials were being held hostage. The civilians have been released, Bika informed.

The agitating policemen have also called for a doctor.

They said action will be taken against the detained senior officials, who they claimed were also intoxicated, after a medical check-up.

Today’s incident has also the signs of turning into a similar standoff like the one by the Armed Police Force’s (APF) Bageshwori Battalion triggered by rations and financial irregularities.

courtesy: ekantipur.com