CHITWAN, May 4: A 'suicide note' has been found along with the dead body of poultry businessman Shankar Kandel, who was found hanging in Chitwan on Tuesday. Kandel, a resident of Bharatpur-3 Belchok, was found dead at his office on Tuesday evening.

According to Rameshwar Karki, Chief of the District Police Office Chitwan, an eight-page long suicide note was found with him. SP Karki said that the note mentions the problems in financial transactions. “An eight-page suicide note was found with him. The financial transactions during business are mentioned in the note,” he said, adding, “We are doing further investigation.” 

Karki did not reveal the name (s) of the person mentioned in the suicide note. Kandel has also apologized to his family in the suicide note. It has been learnt that someone had been stressing businessman Kandel for the last one week.

Kandel was the former treasurer of Nepali Congress Chitwan and the current general committee member. His body has been kept in the crematorium of Bharatpur Hospital. Industrialists said that Kandel's death has caused great damage to the business sector of Chitwan. Kandel is also a former working committee member of Chitwan Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Nepali Congress Chitwan has also demanded an investigation into the incident.

Kandel's relatives have also staged a blockade at Chaubiskothi in Bharatpur demanding an investigation into the incident. Industrialists of Chitwan have also expressed grief over this incident. Industrialists are in trouble now due to the economic recession. Some say that he may have committed suicide in this situation.

Regarding Kandel's suicide, his brother Rajan Kandal filed a complaint against two people at the District Police Office, Chitwan on Wednesday. He has accused Pradeep Rungata and Jiban Raut of mentally torturing the deceased. Rungata bought 85 percent shares of Anamol Feeds Pvt Ltd from Kandel a few months ago. Raut is a chartered accountant of the company. Knadel’s family says that Rungata and Raut gave mental pressure during the settling of internal accounts after the sale of the shares.  

 
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