Chitwan, January 10
Police found the body of Kamal Prasad Gautam, chief of land conservation office (Syangja district), at Ramnagar forest, Chitwan district, on Monday evening.
Gautam (45), a permanent resident of Ramja Deurali-3, Parbat district, had gone out of contact for a week.
Chitwan district police said they found his body at Ramnagar forest, at around 7 pm on Monday.
Eight days ago, Gautam had left office, citing some government assignment. A search was initiated after he neither contacted home nor did he return to office. Based on call details, police found that the last time his mobile phone was active was at a restaurant in Mugling.
Dipak Shrestha, DSP at Chitwan district police office, said police found his body hanging from a tree with the neck tied with a rope, at Bharatpur submetropolis-1.
After post-mortem, police handed over Gautam’s body to his family in Kathmandu on Tuesday. His family members — two daughters, a son and wife — have been living in Kathmandu.
