Kalyan Gurung, a resident of Laprak in Gorkha district was injured when an unidentified group opened fire at him near Mhaipi temple at 4:00 am.

Spokesperson at the Metropolitan Police Range, Kathmandu, Ram Dutta Joshi, said that Gurung has sustained bullet injuries to his leg. He said that police have arrested five persons including a woman suspected of involvement in the act and further investigation into the case was underway.

The injured Gurung has been receiving treatment at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj.