Gaur, Nepal

Gaur
गौर
—  Town  —
Gaur
Location in Nepal
Coordinates:
Country  Nepal
Zone Narayani Zone
District Rautahat District
Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Gaur is a town in the Rautahat district, a part of Narayani zone, in Madhes Nepal. Gaur is close to the border with India.

On March 21, 2007, supporters of the Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF) clashed with supporters of Maoist resulting in death of 29 people, mostly of Maoist. Some victims were raped (An allegation which lacks any proof The post-mortem of deads did not confirm rape ), others were beaten and evidently speared to death. The accusation of rape is only to malign the residents of Gaur. The former Prime Minister of Nepal Mr Madhav Kumar Nepal is a resident of Gaur .[1]

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