Ram Chandra Pandey, 51, of Ring Road, Bhadrapur-7, who was returning from district headquarters after taking part in the Maoist general strike, was found dead in Chhanako river near Jijoda in Bhadrapur.
A long time CPN-UML cadre, Pandey had recently changed allegiance to the Maoists and had gone to the headquarters on Friday as per the party´s directive.
“He had left his village to take part in the protest program. He was found dead while returning home. How he died has not been revealed yet,” Dadeldhura CDO Rajendra Prasad Ghimire said.
There isn´t any trace of injury on Pandey´s body and investigating police officials suspected that he could have been died of excessive alcohol consumption.
“We think its due to alcohol, but we can´t say anything for sure as the investigation is on. It will only be revealed after lab tests,” investigating officer at the District Police Office Lal Bahadur Syadanka said.
The neighbors, however, are calling it a murder while the Maoists are not willing to make any comment on the incident. Police are investigating about other persons who had gone to the headquarters with Pandey.
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