Sashastra Police Jawan Found Dead in Mahakali River; Investigation Underway

Kathmandu. During a long-route patrolling by a team led by an Inspector from Dadeldhura's Parigaun Border Outpost (BOP), a Sashastra Police jawan did not appear when the roll call was taken. Subsequently, upon searching, jawan Omprakash Pun Magar was found dead. On Jestha 18, his body was found stuck under the Mahakali River bridge between Kanchanpur and India's Uttarakhand Tanakpur branch barrage.

After the body was found on the Indian side, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) conducted an inquest and informed the Nepal Police. Following this, the deceased's elder brother, Mahendra Pun, received the body and brought it to Nepal.