KATHMANDU: A 70-year-old man died in a fire incident in Sakela rural municipality-1, Bhanjechyandanda of Khotang district. The victim, Dheeraj Bahadur Rai, was found dead inside his hut in Ratmate on Wednesday.
According to ward chairman Heman Rai, the deceased had been living alone in the hut for the past year, away from his family, while managing orange farming and pig rearing. It is suspected that the fire may have started from an indoor hearth he had lit, which subsequently spread throughout the structure.
“Dheeraj Bahadur Rai, a father of two sons and two daughters, had been living alone in the shed for the last year. He was found dead today at the shed, which he had built on his farmland away from his house,” the ward chairman said. “As the incident occurred in a remote area, the exact time and cause of the fire have not yet been determined.”
Deputy Superintendent of Police Prakash Budhathoki, chief of the District Police Office in Khotang, stated that an investigation into the incident has been initiated with a team deployed to the site. The body of the deceased has been sent to the District Hospital in Khotang for a post-mortem examination.
