SINDHULI, Jan. 3: The Sindhuli district administration has imposed an indefinite curfew from 4:30 this afternoon following rising tension in the district headquarters Sindhulimadi after the death of an inmate in the district prison.
The curfew orders have been confirmed by Chief District Officer Keshav Raj Acharya.
Seriously injured inmate Niraj Devkota succumbed to injuries this morning while receiving treatment at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) in Kathmandu. Devkota was seriously injured after a clash ensued among the jailbirds last night.
Seven other jailbirds were also injured in the incident and they have been sent to prison after treatment at the district hospital.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Home Affairs today formed a panel to investigate the incident within a week.
The Director General of Department of Prison Management is the Coordinator of the team while Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Nepal Police of Regional Police Office and Investigation Director of Central Regional Office of Department of National Investigation are the members of the probe panel, according to a press communiqué of the Ministry.
The situation of Sindhulimadi has remained tensed throughout the day, even at present.
Relatives of Devkota vandalized the district administration office (DAO) saying that Devkota was murdered.
The victims have staged a sit-in before the DAO by shutting down the market on Thursday.
After the vandalism, police fired three rounds in the air to rein the situation.
The victims have accused the administration of serving pork and alcohol to the inmates. The victims have demanded that the administration book the chief of the prison and police deployed inside the prison.
Nepali Congress Sindhuli President Mohan Baral demanded an independent inquiry into the incident saying that the state´s failure to provide security even inside a prison was a serious matter.
The relatives of deceased Devkota have said that he was mercilessly thrashed and was rushed to the hospital while another inmate Man Bahadur Tamang said other inmates just retaliated as Devkota always used to torture his fellow inmates.
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