SIRAHA: Nepali Congress leader Ramkapur Yadav, who was killed in Trishuli bus plunge, was cremated at Golbazaar Municipality-8 in his home district, Siraha this morning.

Yadav's body was taken to Siraha last night, and cremated as per Hindu rituals, said Siraha district President of the NC Ram Chandra Yadav.

Meanwhile, Ram Chandra paid tribute to Yadav and draped NC flag over his body. Yadav, the NC general convention representative, was proposed to contest the State Assemblies elections from Siraha Constituency-3 (Kha) from the NC quota.

He was en-route to Kathmandu for election purpose when the accident occurred. He is survived by two daughters and a wife.

At least 31 were killed when a Kathmandu-bound passenger bus plunged into the Trishuli River at Bange in Ghattabesi in Gajuri Rural Municipality-5 in Dhading on Saturday morning.