Eight-year-old Sudip Rai, the son of Kumar Rai, of Magaljhadi-2 of Sindhuli district and now living in Chandranigahapur-1, died after drowning into a pond in Chandranigahapur-5, said police inspector Gautam Mishra of Area Police Office, Chandranigahapur. [break] The deceased child was the first grader at local Pathibhara School.
Sudip, who had gone to play with his friends, was found dead when his family members searched for him after he was late to arrive home, according to his father Kumar.
Similarly, a man drowned into Jogmai river of Ilam district while fishing. Rajdev Rai, 40, of Panchakanya-3 of the district drowned while fishing on Friday, said police.
Similarly, worker of Nepal Electricity Authority, Sindhuli, was electrocuted while maintaining electric transmitter. The deceased is Jagdish Gautam, 23, of Kamalamai municipality-4, said police.
Gautam who was working at NEA, Sindhuli branch, for two years was injured due to an electric shock on Friday while repairing the electric transmitter at Ratmata in Kamalamai-6.
Police sub-inspector Laxmi Thapa said injured Gautam breathed his last while being treated at Sindhuli district hospital.
NEA, Sindhuli, said that consensus has been forged to provide Rs 500,000 to the deceased´s family as part of compensation.
Likewise, a girl has been found dead at Gadankhola of Madhesa VDC in Sunsari district today. Bipana Jha, 11, of the same VDC who had gone for goats grazing yesterday was found dead on the bank of river, said police inspector Rajendra Parajuli.
The body has been sent to the district hospital for postmortem. Police have been investigating into the case.
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