Police murdered in Dhangadhi: 9 sentenced to life imprisonment

Dhangadhi: Nine people have been sentenced to life imprisonment in Dhangadhi for the murder of an Assistant Inspector of Police and a police constable. A bench of Kailali District Judge Jayananda Paneru sentenced nine people to life imprisonment.

Rohit Rana alias Parku, 23, Rajendra Rana, 20, Rajendra Rana, 20, Suresh Rana, 30, Rajkumar Rana, 25, Ramniwas Rana, 22, Dalram Rana, 29, of Dhangadhi Sub-metropolitan ward no. District Judge Paneru informed Dinesh Khabar that 25-year-old Gopal alias Ram Gopal Rana and Amar Rana were sentenced to life imprisonment.

According to him, Rajiv Gupta has been cleared. He was arrested on charges of involvement in the murders of Govinda Bik, Assistant Inspector of Police in-charge of the temporary police post Jugeda and police constable Ram Bahadur Saud. He had confessed that he was attacked and killed after the police obstructed him while he was smuggling goods from Nepal to India.