KATHMANDU, Feb 27: A person was found dead on Thursday morning in the premises of Giri Bandhu Tea Estate in Jhapa district.
According to the Area Police Office, Anarmani, the lifeless body of the person was found dead under a tree located on the eastern side of Giri Bandhu Tea Estate, Arjundhara Municipality-11, Jhapa at 8 am.
Upon receiving information that a man was found dead, a police team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Prakash Bista was dispatched from the office to investigate the incident.
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During the investigation, the deceased was identified as Kumar Gurung, 39, of Phidim Municipality-7, Panchthar.
According to police, after completing all legal procedures, the body was sent to the Provincial Hospital, Bhadrapur for postmortem and further investigation is underway in this regard.
The Giri Bandhu Tea Estate has been mired in controversy as it has been found out that its land area exceeds the legal limit on private land ownership. On February 10, a contempt of court petition was filed against the non-implementation of the Supreme Court's verdict regarding the Giri Bandhu Tea Estate land grab case.
The SC had ruled that land belonging to Giri Bandhu Tea Estate Pvt Ltd, which exceeds the land limit and is not being used for tea industry purposes, should be acquired in the name of the Government of Nepal, as per the Land Act 2021 BS. The petition alleges that the process to transfer the land into the government's name has not been initiated.
