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Nepal Police DIG among 3 killed in Kavre accident
Three persons, including Deputy Inspector General of Nepal Police (DIG) Sushil Kumar Bhandari, died in a jeep accident at Mandandeupur Municipality-6 in Kavre district on Saturday.Three persons, including Deputy Inspector General of Nepal Police (DIG) Sushil Kumar Bhandari, died in a jeep accident at Mandandeupur Municipality-6 in Kavre district on Saturday.
Three others were injured in the crash.
According to Superintendent of Police Rabiraj Khadka, DIG Bhandari, Jiban Parajuli of Mandandeupur-4 and Binod Karki of Namobuddha Municipality-10 died in the crash.
Parajuli was a journalist affiliated with a local radio station. He earlier worked for Kantipur TV. Similarly, Karki was a leader of Nepali Congress close Trade Union Congress.
Pradip Bogati, an injured who was driving the vehicle, said the jeep (Ba 3 Cha 287) skidded off the road and plunged as he tried to avert high tension electricity line. The injured are receiving treatment at Dhulikhel Hospital.