At least five Maoists and one solider were killed during a clash between Maoists and security forces at Chautara of Sindupalchowk district on Sunday.
According to security sources, Maoists launched simultaneous attacks on the Royal Nepalese Army’s Naya Srinath Battalion, security forces deployed nearby to guard the repeater tower of Nepal Telecom in Chautara, District Administration Office and district jail on Sunday night.
Officials at the Directorate of Public Relations (DPR) of Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) said that the clash that started at around 9 p.m. on Sunday evening continued till 4.15 a.m. Monday morning.
Security forces Monday morning recovered five bodies of Maoists while a soldier was killed in the attack, the official added.
He informed that Maoists bombed some government offices during the incident. However details were not immediately available.
A telecommunication tower was destroyed in the attack.
Roads leading to the district headquarters were blocked and Maoist militia were seen in large numbers at different places, reports quoted locals as saying.
Details are still awaited.
According to security sources, Maoists launched simultaneous attacks on the Royal Nepalese Army’s Naya Srinath Battalion, security forces deployed nearby to guard the repeater tower of Nepal Telecom in Chautara, District Administration Office and district jail on Sunday night.
Officials at the Directorate of Public Relations (DPR) of Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) said that the clash that started at around 9 p.m. on Sunday evening continued till 4.15 a.m. Monday morning.
Security forces Monday morning recovered five bodies of Maoists while a soldier was killed in the attack, the official added.
He informed that Maoists bombed some government offices during the incident. However details were not immediately available.
A telecommunication tower was destroyed in the attack.
Roads leading to the district headquarters were blocked and Maoist militia were seen in large numbers at different places, reports quoted locals as saying.
Details are still awaited.
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