Abduction and murder cases on the rise

On the eve of the Dashain festival, incidents of murder and abduction of children have increased with the police not being able to combat the issue.

Eleven year old Rohit Gupta, son of Basudev Gupta, permanent resident of Sitamadi in India, was found dead at Kamaladi last night. The child was abducted a few days ago from Kamaladi. The Gupta family had paid ransom of Rs 200,000 to the demands of the abductors for a sum of Rs 250,000.

A few days ago, a child was abducted and killed in Bhaisepati. Another abducted at Old Baneshor was rescued by the police.

Last year, on the eve of the Dashain festival, Bibek Luitel was abducted which had disrupted normal life in Kathmandu.

In another report, Shiva Kumar Mukhiya of Siraha was found dead on Saturday morning. He was missing for two weeks. The dead body was decomposed while the cause of his death has not been acertained. The dead body was recovered from underneath the Pathargada Bridge.

He was associated with the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha.

Likewise, police have recovered a dead body of an old man from Chatara channel in Sunsari on Sunday morning. Chandra Bahadur Khadka, 56, was out of contact with family members since Friday morning. Police said there were indications of a roped tied around the neck while his chest has several cuts by a Khukuri. nepalnews.com ia Oct 15 07

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