Police in Siraha have arrested an Indian national with heroin after shooting him while trying to stop him.
The arrested person is 38-year-old Shyamsundar Paswan from Birpur-9, Madhubani, India. Police recovered about 50 grams of brown heroin from him.
According to DSP and police spokesperson Birendra Kumar Paswan of the Siraha District Police Office, Shyamsundar entered Nepal on a motorcycle with an Indian number plate (BR 32 M 7338) around 3:45 PM on Saturday. Police tried to stop him at Kushundi, Nawarajpur-4, but he attempted to flee.
Police then fired a shot and took him under control.
Further investigation is underway.