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Industrialist Chaudhary cremated at Aryaghat

Industrialist Chaudhary cremated at Aryaghat

By THT Online

Sons of late Lunkaran Das Chaudhary - Binod Chaudhary, Basanta Chaudhary and Arun Chaudhary - perform final rites of veteran industrialist Lunkaran Das Chaudhary at Pashupati Aryaghat on Friday, February 5, 2016. Photo: Norvic International Hospital

KATHMANDU: Veteran industrialist Lunkaran Das Chaudhary was cremated at Pashupati Aryaghat on Friday afternoon as per Hindu rituals. The 94-year-old had breathed his last at Norvic International Hospital yesterday. The Forbes billionaire Binod Chaudhary, the eldest son, lit the funeral pyre, while his brothers Basanta and Arun stood by him. Members of the business community and dignitaries took part in the funeral and paid their last tribute to late Chaudhary at Aryaghat. Before the funeral, Chaudhary's body was kept at his residence, the Saraswati Sadan, Thamel. The funeral procession went through different parts of Kathmandu.