24 Nepalis die in a month in Qatar

QATAR, June 25: The number of Nepalis who have gone to the Gulf countries for employment dying unnatural deaths is increasing day by day, according to a report. Twenty-four Nepalis working in Qatar have died such deaths from May 1 to June 5. [break]



According to a list made available by the Nepalese Embassy, most of the deaths occur due to road accidents and health-related problems.



Yadav Dhakal has died due to the kidney failure while Amrit Bahadur Basnet, Ram Naresh Pandit, Bgagan Tharu, Jhamak Bahadur Thapa, Saran Limbu, Sanu Kanchha Acharya, Ram Bahadur K.C., Shjatrughan Chaudhary and Bheshraj Rai have died due to cardiac arrest and respiratory diseases.



Kedar Joshi died after falling from high-rise Building under construction while Pheku Mandal and Kesi Prasad Limbu died due to cardiac arrest.



Similarly, Khadga Shrestha died due to electrocution, Durga Prasad Shrestha in road accident.



Karna Bahadur Yadav and Muktinath Ghimire have committed suicide. The list states that Dipendra Bhandari, Kul Bahadur Bhandari, Dinesh Safi and Jeet Bahadur Makhim died due to heart attack in May.



Likewise, Kari Charan Chaudhari and Yadav Kumar Shrestha died due to heart attack and Nani Chhori Maharjan died in a road accident in the first week of June, the report states.

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