Jeep accident in Bhotekosi: Missing driver found dead after three days

According to Police Inspector Sumesh Pandey of Bahrbise area police, Ba 20 Ch 2185 no. The deceased driver of the damaged jeep is Sanu Sherpa, aged 38, resident of Bhotekosi rural municipality-5. It was initially assumed by the police that he was run over by Bhotekosi from the jeep. "Sanu's body was found only three days later, relatives and family cremated him in traditional manner on Tuesday," said Pandey. He said that Sherpa's body was brought from Okhaldhunga to Dhulikhel Hospital in Kavre and postmortem was done.

The body of 35-year-old Suntali Tamang, a resident of Bahribise Municipality-9, who went missing along with Sanu, was found in the river in the damside area of ​​Sunkosi Hydropower on Saturday. 'Further investigation is being done on how the incident happened,' said Pandey.

According to District Police Office Sindhupalchok, both were riding in the damaged jeep. After both the phones were not connected, the police started searching the suspicious place. On Friday morning, local residents informed the police after seeing a tire of a vehicle in Bhotekoshi, about 100 meters below the Araniko Highway in Bahrbise-6 Borderland Dhungakhani Chyaksa. Soon after, a team of 5 people under the command of Police Inspector Sumesh Pandey of District Police Bharbise and 2 people under the command of police constable from Hindi police station were deployed. The rescue team of the Armed Police Force and the Nepalese Army also helped to retrieve the jeep.

He tried several times with a crane bought from Madhyabhotekosi hydropower project. On the basis of inquiries from the locals and relatives, the police initially estimated that the jeep fell into the river on Thursday evening.