BAITADI, Nov 15: Two people were found dead in Baitadi on Tuesday.
Lokendra Ojha, 38, of Mailauli Municipality-7, Ojhagaun, and Narendra Bahadur Ayer, 50, of Dilashaini Rural Municipality-7, have been found dead.
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Police Inspector Khem Bikram KC, spokesperson for the District Police Office, said that Ojha, who had gone to a place called Gaukot Monday afternoon to sew clothes, was found dead on Tuesday afternoon.
According to the police, Ojha's body was found about five meters down from the road at a place called Mangarau, Melauli Municipality-7. Ojha was a disabled person. The cause of Ojha's death has not been revealed. A police team headed by Inspector KC has gone to the scene to investigate the incident.
Similarly, Ayer, who was walking from home to the local market at Dwali at 8 o'clock on Monday night, fell from the road at Manekuda and was found dead after falling down 200 meters. His body was found on Tuesday morning. The police said that further investigation is underway.
