The police found a Naya Shakti Party leader dead in the Jugad river in Khalanga bazaar, Jumla on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as Radha Krishna Budthapa, 43, of Chandannath municipality-2. He was coordinator of Naya Shakti, Jumla.
A police patrol team saw during their night duty a stranded motorcycle with headlight flashing dim light on the river banks leading to the finding of Budhthapa lying dead.
"Budthapa had a snack at Sunlight Hotel in Jumla together with his friend Angal Lama. They took photos and sang songs before picking a fight over a dispute," Deputy Superintendent of Police Prakash KC said quoting the hotel owner Khadgajit Rokaya.
They were intervened later and Lama was taken to his home. "On return after taking Lama to his home, Budthapa was not there in the hotel," said KC.
The hotel owner Rokaya and Lama have been taken under control for investigation. The body of Budthapa has been sent to Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, Jumla for a postmortem.
