National security adviser Ajit Doval spoke to Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Friday amid rising anti-India sentiments after media reports claimed a Nepali national was shot dead by Indian troops in Kanchanpur abutting Lakhimpur Kheri following a clash over illegal construction of a culvert by some locals on Thursday.The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), which is alleged to have killed the Nepali national, denied any shooting. "It is alleged in the media that one Nepalese citizen has died due to SSB firing. The SSB officials concerned have denied any firing, "the force said in a statement on Friday. The Indian embassy in Kathmandu too denied that the SSB had fired upon Nepalis. The border guarding force has ordered a fact-finding inquiry to be conducted by a deputy inspector general-rank officer.
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