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Province 2: Official thrashed by minister admitted to hospital

Secretary Bidya Nath Jha at a hospital in Janakpur after being thrashed by Minister Bijaya Kumar Yadav, on Sunday, January 13, 2019. Photo: Anamika Jha/Facebook

Janakpurdham, January 14

Secretary of the Province 2 Ministry for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment, Bidya Nath Jha, has been admitted to hospital after provincial Minister for Financial Issues and Planning, Bijaya Kumar Yadav, beat him up.

Jha admitted himself to Janakpur-based Care Nursing Home few hours after the attack on Sunday.

The Jha family has claimed the official has suffered injuries and bruises in face, right hand and waist.

He has been claiming that the Minister called him to his office and thrashed yesterday afternoon. The Minister had put pressure on him to award a grant to an NGO close to him, and he resorted to the attack as he did not heed the undue order, Jha claimed.

Meanwhile, the Provincial government has launched an investigation into the case. A three member panel under the leadership of Internal Affairs Minister Gyanendra Yadav has been formed.

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