Judge shot dead in Nepal capital

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A Nepalese Supreme Court judge under investigation for corruption has been shot dead in the capital, Kathmandu.

Gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on Rana Bahadur Bam and his bodyguard while he was being driven to work during morning rush hour, police said.

Mr Bam died in hospital. His bodyguard sustained serious injuries.

Mr Bam had been under investigation for allegedly accepting bribes from criminals in return for giving them lighter sentences, reports say.

"He succumbed to multiple bullet wounds in his armpit," police spokesman Rabi Raj Shrestha told AFP news agency.

"We will interrogate the [judge's] driver to find out more."