Boatmen robbed by cross-border bandits
7 October, 2009 - An Indian boatman is recovering at the Gelephu hospital after he was shot on the thigh, when armed men robbed the camp in Moa Khola, where he and his six friends were residing.
According to police, the men armed with pistol, khukri, and home-made rifles assaulted the boatmen and robbed them of Nu 5,000 around 11:30 pm on October 5.
This is the sixth such incident of armed robbery in Sarpang.
Six of the seven boatmen escaped with minor injuries, leaving behind their valuables, while one was shot on the thigh, said police. Gelephu police recovered 3 empty pistol cartridges.
By Kinga Dema
Source: Kuensel
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