INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
GAIGHAT, AUGUST 17The district court of Udayapur has handed down its verdict against
the 20 persons convicted of vandalising the homes of the mayor and deputy mayor two years ago.
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A single bench of judge Krishna Prasad Subedi passed the verdict on the case, giving 3 months' prison term to each
of the convicted persons and fine for the damage caused
The convicted include Chandra Khatri, Hem Sunuwar, Chhetra Danuwar, Subhash Danuwar, Dil Bahadur Thapa and Santa Bahadur Magar of
Katari.Except the 20 persons convicted, others who were included in the chargesheet have been given the clean chit citing lack of enough
incriminating evidence.
Similarly, while one person was spared punishment on account of his age, the case against another
person, who is dead, was scrapped
In May, 2 years ago, a group of locals had attacked the houses of then mayor Kaji Shrestha and deputy mayor Bhim Kumari Raut and other
municipality staff over vacating an unregistered land plot
The incident had caused damage to property worth around 10 million rupees.A version of this article appears in the print on August 18, 2023,
This article first appeared/also appeared in https://thehimalayantimes.com
