Nepali Congress cadre found dead

RUKUM, Dec 31: A village committee president affiliated to Nepal Congress has been found dead near the Ramri River in Duli VDC of the district on Monday. The dead has been identified as Kabiram Khatri, 53, a resident of Duli VDC.



According to Rukum Deputy Superintendent of Police Rajendra Prasad Bhatta, Khatri had gone missing since December 27. “He had been missing for four days and now we have found his dead body near the river,” said Bhatta. [break]



Nepali Congress Rukum believes that Khatri was murdered by Maoist cadres in an act of revenge. “Cadres belonging to the two parties had engaged in a brawl during a local fair on December 16 after which both had filed complaints at Rukum District Police Office.



Khatri´s death must have been a fall out of that incident," said Man Bahadur Nepali, Rukum District Committee president of Nepali Congress. The police informed that Khatri´s body would be sent to Rukum District Hospital for postmortem.

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