An unidentified gang shot dead a woman at no man’s land at the Nepal-India border near Musaharnia Rural Municipality-2 of Dhanusha on Saturday night.

Dhanusha police quoting eyewitnesses said two men on a motorcycle opened fire at the woman aged around 26 at around 8:30pm, killing her on the spot. The miscreants then fled to India.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Dev Prasad Gautam, who is also Dhanusha police spokesperson, said the Indian police are investigating as the body was found on the Indian side of the border.

He added Nepali authorities are also trying to find out details of the incident.

Police said the identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained.

The body has been taken to a hospital in India for post-mortem.