Security forces face questions over use of lethal force in Sunsari

One person was killed and nine suffered gunshot wounds, most above the waist, after security forces opened fire during communal violence in Dewanganj.

Security forces are facing allegations of using excessive force after opening fire to disperse a communal clash in Sunsari’s Dewanganj Rural Municipality on Sunday night. The firing killed one person and injured nine others, most of whom suffered gunshot wounds above the waist.