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One killed in gang war, four accused arrested

Kathmandu: One person was killed in a clash between two gangs in Kumari Tole of Battisputli in Kathmandu Metropolitan City-9 on Saturday. 

In the incident, Shambhu Dhimal, 24, of Morang was killed, District Police Range Kathmandu Spokesperson Nabaraj Adhikari said. Four people have been arrested and are under investigation for their involvement in the incident. 

Dhimal’s body has been kept at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital Maharajgunj for a post-mortem, said spokesman Adhikari.