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Home Minister Thapa meets murder-convict Maoist leader Dhungel

Kathmandu, March 20

Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa, who inspected the country’s central jail on Tuesday, is also learnt to have met Maoist leader Bal Krishna Dhungel who is doing time for a murder ten year ago.

According to sources, Thapa told Dhungel that his case was related to the conflict and should not be viewed as any other murder case. According to a court verdict, Dhungel murdered Ujjan Kumar Shrestha of Okhaldhunga 10 years ago. A court has sentenced him for life after finding him guilty.

Thapa, who enquired about Dhungel’s health, is learnt to have committed to getting Dhungel released soon. Dhungel, meanwhile, congratulated Thapa on the impending unification with the UML.

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