Mahendranagar, June 20: Minister for Internal Affairs and Law of Sudur Paschim Province, Prithvi Bahadur Singh, has died in a road accident.
Minister Singh succumbed to the injuries he suffered in the road accident that took place in Dharchada of Kedarsyun Rural Municipality of Bajhang earlier today. He died while undergoing treatment at Kohalpur Medical College in Banke this afternoon, Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Kohalpur, Sundar Tiwari said.
Likewise, Amrita Singh,50, the spouse of Minister Singh and sister-in-law Jayadevi Singh, 60, also died in the fatal incident involving a jeep (Su.pra. 1001 Jha 48) that fell into the Kalanga River at about 50 meters below the road on the way from Dadeldhura to Bajhang Headquarters Chainpur.
Amrita and Jayadevi died on the way to the hospital. Along with Minister Singh, jeep driver Dharmaraj Joshi and assistant constable Deepak Bhandari were airlifted to Nepalgunj for treatment. Joshi and Bhandari’s condition is reported to be moderate.
PM expresses sorrow over death of province minister
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has expressed grief over the death of Minister for Internal Affairs and Law of Sudurpaschim Province Prithivi Bahadur Singh in a road accident earlier today.
Taking to his social media account, the Prime Minister has expressed profound sorrow over the demise of Singh, his wife Amritadevi and sister-in-law Jayadevi Singh.
He has paid tributes to those who lost their lives in the accident and wished for the recovery of the injured.
