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Nepali Congress youth leader shot dead in Rolpa

A market area in Rolpa district headquarters, Liwang, wears a deserted look as the main opposition party, Nepali Congress, calls a general shutdown, on Monday, September 10, 2018.

Liwang, September 10

The chief of Rolpa Municipality Committee of Nepali Congress’ youth wing, Nepal Tarun Dal, has been found dead on Sunday evening.

Rohit Pun was reportedly shot dead by an unidentified group in Sulichaur of Rolpa Municipality in Rolpa district.

The main opposition party has claimed former cadres of the Maoist party, which has now been merged into the ruling Nepal Communist Party, carried out the murder.

Meanwhile, the Tarun Dal imposed a bandh across the district in protest of the murder. Academic institutions, transportation facilities, markets and industries have been shut down.

Hundreds of passengers have been hard hit due to the shutdown.

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