Arun Magar, 26, of Itahara-9, Dhunabari and Amar Dhimal of Rajghat-9, who were among three critically injured found by the police in front of Fago´s house, died while undergoing treatment at Neuro Hospital in Biratnagar and a hospital in Siliguri, India respectively. [break]
Rajeev Limbu, the other injured, has already returned home following treatment.
Magar, who had sustained a deep head injury, was being treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). “We were collecting money for operation by selling jewelry but we could not save him,” Magar´s brother-in-law Bhim Thapa said. Dhimal had also sutained serious injuries.
Magar´s family claimed that he was attacked while returning home after closing a grocery store in Urlabari. The gangs of Fago, President of NC´s Morang Constituency No-9, and Limbu, Chief of Maoist People´s Volunteer Bureau, Urlabari, had clashed Tuesday night. The two groups have been fighting regularly to establish their supremacy in Urlabari.
Magar´s family has lodged a murder case against Fago, who has been arrested along with Limbu, with Morang Police on Friday. Meanwhile, NC, Morang has submitted a memorandum to Chief District Officer (CDO) Taranath Gautam demanding Fago´s acquittal.
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