Monday, October 8, 2007

Schoolkid Kidnapped 5 Days Ago Found Dead in Lalitpur

Lalitpur, October 8
Dhiraj Adhikari, a grade II student of Dharmabhakta School in Lalitpur, who was kidnapped some five days ago has been found dead under the Balkumari bridge in Lalitpur today.
His body, packed in a jute bag, was recovered from Balkumari this morning, police said.Meanwhile, locals and relatives of the eight-year-old child have begun protests at different places of Lalitpur. Traffic has been disrupted due to the protests. The protesters have gheraoed the Lalitpur district police office demanding action against the killers and compensation to the family.Police said Dhiraj, the son of Arjun Adhikari, was abducted by Nabin Shrestha and Rajkumar Lama, neighbors of Adhikari, over a land dispute between Arjun and Nabin.Meanwhile, police have arrested one Rajkumar Lama and Bhoj Kumar Lama, who assisted in the kidnapping. Two other persons involved in the abduction and killing of the child are absconding.Police quoted the arrested persons as saying that the kid was killed the same night he was abducted.Police said investigation into the incident and hunt for the absconding suspects have been intensified.

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