Outgoing Member of Parliament and educationist Dr Baburam Pokharel passed away today. He was 67.
Dr Pokharel, a heart patient, was rushed to the hospital after he fell down in the toilet at around 6 this morning. He was, however, declared dead on arrival at 7:15 at Norvic Hospital Thapathali, according to the hospital sources.
A former President of Private Boarding School Association of Nepal (PABSON), Dr Pokharel, was the founder principal of VS Niketan School. He was elected a member of the second Constituent Assembly 2013 from then Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (Democratic). Dr Pokhrel had been on medication after undergoing a heart surgery, PABSON Chair Bijaya Sambahamphe said.