Pilibhit: The body of the younger man allegedly killed in firing by the Nepalese Police was handed over to Indian authorities after a number of rounds of talks following which his family carried out the last rites right here, officers mentioned on Saturday.
Govinda Singh, 24, was shot at Thursday in a village in Nepal close to the India-Nepal border. His body was given late Friday evening after a autopsy examination by Nepalese authorities, mentioned Pilibhit Superintendent of Police Jai Prakash Yadav.
He mentioned Nepalese officers had been terming it a case of smuggling, however locals preserve the firing occurred following a minor argument.
Though authorities had initially mentioned Nepalese Police had fired at three folks, police mentioned late Friday that the incident in a market in Nepal’s Kanchanpur district concerned 4 males, all in their 20s. They had been from Bhumidan Raghavpuri Tilla Chaar village in Pilibhit and had been working in a area close to the border.
While Govinda was killed, Gurmez Singh, 29, was injured and referred to Lucknow’s King George’s Medical University for remedy. Two of them, Resham, 22, and Pappu Singh, 27, managed to flee and had been questioned at Pilibhit’s Kamlapuri visitor home in the presence of senior officers.
Nepalese officers had alleged that the 4 entered Nepal for the smuggling of narcotics. They additionally claimed to have recovered “brown sugar”, a pistol and a machine used to print pretend forex notes from Govinda Singh.
According to SP Yadav, the body was handed over to Indian authorities on Friday after a autopsy examination in Nepal and the family carried out the last rites at evening itself.
He mentioned a number of rounds of talks had been held with Nepalese authorities on Friday and the administration has despatched its report back to the state authorities.
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has additionally despatched an in depth report of the incident to the Union authorities, he mentioned.
Yadav refused to touch upon the smuggling cost, saying it’s half of the investigation.
However, family members of the deceased termed the Nepalese Police’s model of occasions unfounded and much from the reality.
Gurdev Singh, Govinda Singh’s uncle, instructed officers in Pilibhit that the 4 males had been working in a area between Pillar No. 38 and 39 adjoining to the Nepal border for the previous 12 days. He alleged that the firing occurred on the Indian facet of the border and the Nepalese Police took the body with them. Nepalese Police fired at them after Govinda had an argument with them whereas going for work, he mentioned.
While the primary shot was fired in the air, the second hit Govinda, who fell on the spot and a 3rd hit Gurmez Singh, in line with the uncle. Resham and Pappu Singh managed to flee, Govinda’s family claimed.
Bareilly zone Additional Director General of Police Avinash Chandra mentioned the statements of the family are being examined. Nepalese officers have additionally assured an neutral inquiry into the incident, he mentioned.
In view of the prevailing stress, patrolling has been intensified on the border.
