Two killed in wedding shootout in east Nepal

Two people were killed in a shootout during a wedding ceremony in east Nepal, local media reported Tuesday.

According to local media ekantipur.com, they were shot when an unidentified group opened fire at the wedding function they participated in Monday night at Majhouliya village in Siraha district, some 150 km east of capital Kathmandu.

They died on the way to a hospital for treatment, ekantipur.com reported, citing the police.

Police seized a home-made pistol from the incident site and arrested five people in connection with the incident, ekantipur. com said.

Police have suspected personal enmity as the reason of the firing, nepalnews.com said.

Meanwhile, the locals and the relatives of the deceased have blocked the road section along the East-West highway.

Source: Xinhua