Snipers in Nepal: The chilling resurgence of targeted violence in protest movements like Bangladesh
Bengali daily in India, Ei Somoy has published a revealing exclusive detailing suspicious use of sniper rifles – during the regime change operations ranging from Tripoli to Colombo and Dhaka to Kathmandu. Reading the information, anyone would raise question – who supplied these NATO weapons to protestors and trained them?
Here is details from Ei Somoy:
On September 8, chaos erupted in the heart of Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, as a series of protests turned deadly. Five short videos circulating widely on social media captured the raw horror: young protesters being shot while demonstrating, their faces contorted in pain and disbelief. These were not faceless statistics-they were individuals, many with their shirts partially unbuttoned, wearing long-sleeved T-shirts and jeans, shouting slogans with the kind of bravery that comes from absolute conviction. Then, in an instant, bullets struck-piercing eyes, foreheads, and cheeks. Protesters fell, stumbled, and tried to flee, while their companions rushed them to ambulances.
The official count of those killed by police bullets quickly rose-from four to six, then sixteen, then twenty, and possibly higher. Each death added another layer of fear, anger, and suspicion.
The question that haunts observers and human rights activists alike is this: were these casualties caused by ordinary police operations, or was there a more sinister force at work?
A blog published on September 11 by Anamitra Chatterjee on the Kolkata-based portal Ai Samoy Online explored this question. Titled “Are there sharpshooters in Nepal too? Tripoli, Dhaka, Kathmandu are getting together in snipers,” the piece suggested a chilling scenario: highly trained snipers targeting protesters from elevated positions. Chatterjee cited a human rights activist from Dhaka-currently in hiding due to pressure from the Yunus administration in Bangladesh-who explained, “Every bullet is hitting the head or face. No one at the front line is being struck. Bullets fired from the front usually hit the chest or legs. This means the bullet came from above.”
The activist’s claim is not minor speculation. The bullets reportedly matched the........
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