Kathmandu, April 14 -- On the night of April 7, a team from the Narcotics Control Bureau opened fire in Pingalasthan, Kathmandu, while trying to arrest an Indian national, Anil Kumar Paswan. He was shot below the knee and taken to the National Trauma Centre.

Around five hours earlier, there was a similar incident in Kotahawa, Rohini-4, Rupandehi. Police fired shots to detain Bishal Yadav of Khuruhuriya, Rohini Rural Municipality-2, injuring him in the left calf.

The two incidents appear to reflect a broader pattern. Over the past three years, bureau teams have opened fire in 17 separate drug-related operations-six in the fiscal year 2023-24, two in 2024-25, and seven so far in 2025-26. Of those injured or arrested, 11 were Indian nation...