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Officials say the man is believed to be a local rebel commander.
If the police chief can be killed in daylight, what will happen to others like us? Kathmandu resident Ramesh Thapa |
Police say the suspect led a group of six gunmen in the shooting.
The man is being treated in hospital, apparently for gunshot wounds to his leg.
Krishna mohan shrestha biography templates youtube Krishna Mohan Shrestha (Nepali: कृष्णमोहन श्रेष्ठ) was the first Inspector General of Armed Police Force (Nepal). Shrestha was killed by the Maoist insurgentsduring the Maoist insurgency in Nepal.No further details are available.
The Maoists have not said whether they carried out the attack.
But if their involvement is confirmed, Mr Shrestha would be the highest-ranking police officer to be killed in seven years of insurgency.
Security for leading officials has been stepped up following the attack.
The US embassy described the murders as senseless violence.
'Pool of blood'
Mr Shrestha and his wife, Nudup, are being cremated on Monday on the banks of the Bagmati river near Kathmandu's Pashupatinath Hindu temple.
Krishna mohan shrestha biography templates Krishna Mohan Shrestha (Nepali: कृष्णमोहन श्रेष्ठ) was the first Inspector General of Armed Police Force (Nepal). Shrestha was killed by the Maoist insurgents [1] during the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. [2].They and their bodyguard, Surya Regmi, were out for a regular morning stroll near their home on the outskirts of the capital when the gunmen struck.
Mr and Mrs Shrestha are being cremated on Monday |
"Suddenly I heard the bullet sounds and when I looked down the road, I saw three people lying in a pool of blood," one neighbour said.
In a condolence message, Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand expressed shock at the killings.
"A loss of a person like Police Chief Shrestha, who was gifted, honest and uncorrupt, is not a small loss to the nation," he said.
Krishna mohan shrestha biography templates pdf IGP of Armed Police Force Krishna Mohan Shrestha and wife, murdered by suspected Maoists in the Valley after a morning visit to a temple, will be cremated Monday, his family said. Rebels also killed a bodyguard in a shoot-out in which eight rebels may have been involved, fresh reports said.The BBC's Daniel Lak in Kathmandu says the shooting has sent shockwaves through Kathmandu's elite.
He says the assassination would be seen as a significant escalation in Nepal's confict, if it were confirmed as the work of the Maoists.
Failed peace talks
Mr Shrestha became the head of Nepal's armed police force when it was formed about two years ago to combat the rebels.
Violence between the rebels and Nepalese security forces has intensified after failed peace talks last year.
Much of the countryside is either under Maoist control or not actively patrolled by the army or the police.
Correspondents say it is rare for the rebels, who often target remote police camps, to strike in the capital.
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Krishna Mohan Shrestha (Nepali: कृष्णमोहन श्रेष्ठ) was the first Inspector General of Armed Police Force (Nepal). Shrestha was killed by the Maoist insurgents [1] during the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. [2].The rebellion has destabilised the political situation in Nepal and all but wrecked a once-thriving tourist economy.
The United States has established a $17m military assistance fund to help the government fight the insurgents.
The Nepalese Government says the insurgency has killed more than 7, people, most of them suspected Maoists or civilians.