Former Kapilvastu mayor found dead in forest after three-day search
Summary
Former Kapilvastu mayor Kiran Singh was found dead in a forest in Buddhbhumi Municipality after being missing for three days. Police, locals and family had searched the area using drones and a sniffer dog before residents discovered the body on Sunday.
Key Points
- Former Kapilvastu Municipality mayor Kiran Singh was found dead in a forest on Sunday after going missing Friday evening.
- His body was discovered about 600 to 700 metres north of the last place he was traced in Dhekhari forest, Buddhbhumi Municipality.
- Police had used a sniffer dog and drones in the search, but could not locate him until residents found the body.
- Singh was elected mayor from the Nepali Congress in 2017 and had been preparing to establish a commercial farm in Dhekhari.
