Bhardaha shooting victim yet to be given funeral

RAJBIRAJ: Six days have passed since Rajenra Kumar Raut (Rajiv) was shot dead during a protest in Bhardaha-1 of Saptari district, but he has not yet given a funeral.

The family has not yet received his body, which was taken to Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences for postmortem.

Raut, a father of two, had died on last Tuesday after being hit by a police bullet in a clash with police during the bandh called by the United Democratic Madhesi Front.

According to the Federal Socialist Forum-Nepal leader Sambhu Jha, the villagers have decided not to carry out cremation until their demands about compensation and status of martyr are met.

Health of Raut's wife and one-month-old daughter went critical after the woman has not taken any food since the incident.

Parents of Raut are in more sorrowful condition as they have lost their son. Further, they are also worried about future of their grandchildren.

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