IN BRIEF
Accountant absconding :
KATHMANDU: The accountant at the Pradhan Security Office, Baburam Bhattarai, has absconded with a large sum of money from the security office. The office is located at Bansbari in the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC). According to the police, Bhattarai went missing on Friday with a sum of about Rs 220,000 of the office money. Police added that they have mounted a massive search for Bhattarai. It is also learnt that an inquiry into the matter has been started. — RSS