Naya Nepal Naya Blog

An unidentified gang stabbed a youth to death in Bhadrapur, Jhapa, on Saturday night.

The deceased has been identified as Chhatra Bahadur Rai, 20, an employee at Mechi Zonal Hospital.

The gang of four persons who came on three motorcycles attacked Rai with sharp-edged weapon near the hospital at around 10 p.m. He died on the way to hospital.

Rai was a member of the Young Communist League’s Bhadrapur Municipal Committee, according to a Maoist leader, Hikmat.

He was killed while returning home after watching the World Cup football match with his brother.

Police have launched a massive manhunt to identify and nab the killers.

Police said few suspected persons have been detained for interrogation over the incident.