Incident Reports

Former ambassador Keshab Raj Jha stabbed to death

2018-08-20

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Ward 11

Former Nepali ambassador to France Keshab Raj Jha was stabbed to death at his house in Thapathali on Monday. According to DSP Mohan Thapa, spokesperson at the Metropolitan Police Range, Kathmandu, Jha, 80, was found dead at his house this morning. DSP Thapa said that Jha has a deep cut on his head. He might have been attacked with a knife, DSP Thapa added. DSP Kaji Kumar Acharya, Chief at the Metropolitan Police Circle, Singhadurbar, said that Jha’s family members informed police only after they knew about the incident at around 6:30 am. A team from the Metropolitan Police Crime Division (MPCD) has also reached Jha’s home for investigation. Preparations are being made to take his body to the Maharajgung-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) for post mortem. पूर्वराजदूत केशव झा मृत भेटिएका छन् । उनी बबरमहलस्थित आफ्नै घरमा मृत अवस्थामा भेटिएका हुन् । तर, चक्कुको चोट देखिएको र घरमा बाहिरबाट ताला लगाएकाले घटना शंकास्पद रहेको प्रहरीले जनाएको छ । घटनाबारे अनुसन्धान भइरहेको महानगरीय प्रहरी परिसर काठमाडौंका एसएसपी बसन्त लामाले जानकारी दिए । परराष्ट्र सेवामा ३४ वर्ष बिताएका झाले नेपालका लागि फ्रान्सको राजदूतको भूमिका समेत निर्वाह गरेका थिए ।
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 NA
Actor 1 - Affiliations Unclear
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth noyouth
Total Killed 1
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Dhanusha , Local Newspaper - Chitwan

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