Police shoot dead rebel leader in central Nepal

KATHMANDU, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Nepali police on Wednesday claimed that a military commander of Terai-based rebel group TeraiMadhesh Rastra Mukti Sena (TMRMS) has been shot dead in police firing in Janakpur, some 120 km south of capital Kathmandu.

According to Nepali national news agency RSS, the armed man RamYadav, popularly called by the name Akash Tyagi, was killed when the militant group and police exchange fire at Bhrampura area, in southern plain of central Nepal where the police team had reached on patrol early in the morning.

Police said Tyagi died in Bhrampura Chowk after police opened fire. Three other militants have escaped the scene following the incident.

Police recovered letter pads of the militant group, three sets of bombs and other explosives, two bullets, two mobile SIM-cards and a book from the deceased, the report said.

Weapons used by him, mobile phone, letter pads have proved that the deceased has been identified as Tyagi, police claimed. However, the death of Tyagi has not been officially confirmed yet.

Tyagi's outfit was involved in a few terrorist activities including firing bullets on Local Development Officer Krishna Chandra Mishra of Mahottari district, some 130 km south of Kathmandu and Gauri Shankar Sah, businessman of Janakpur. The outfit also claimed responsibility of bomb explosion at Land Revenue Office and Janakpur Railways in Dhanusha, according to local news website myrepublica.com.