Incident Reports

2 hotel workers killed, one injured in Kanchanpur

2016-05-05

(updated) Two workers of the Sangam Hotel at Kanchanpur district headquarters Bhimduttanagar were killed and another one injured on Thursday night. The deceased are identified as  20-yer-old Bhim Rokaya of Bajura and 45-year-old Krishna Bista of Bedkot municipality of Kanchanpur, said In-charge of Ward Police Office Inspector Karna Chand. Both Rokaya and Bista were working at the Hotel till 12 last night, police confirmed. Likewise, 42-year-old Padma Raj Joshi of Dodhara Chadani, who is an employee of the Hotel,  sustained critical injuries. He was taken to Kohalpur for treatment last night. Police shared that a sharp-edged weapon was used in the killing of hotel workers. Deceased Rokaya was working in the hotel for six months while Bista was there for the past one year. Police have started an investigation into the murder incident. A team headed by DSP of Kanchanpur District Police Office Kedar Khanal and Police Inspector Chand is investigating the incident. At least four murder incidents had taken place in the area during the past four months.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Murder/attempted Murder
Weapons Sharp weapon
Primary Cause Unclear
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people 3
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth noyouth
Total Killed 2
Youth Killed 1
Total Injured 1
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