A man died after being electrocuted while fishing in Haldibari Rural Municipality, Jhapa.
Police said 31-year-old Ram Kumar Adhikari, originally from Chainpur Municipality-2 in Sankhuwasabha and currently living in Ainabari, Haldibari-4, died on Sunday while using electricity to catch fish in a nearby stream. He had been working at the Mainali Handmade Paper Purchase and Sales Center in Haldibari-4.
In a separate incident, a woman’s body was found in Paliya Khola, Mechinagar Municipality-7. Police said the body, believed to be of a woman aged around 50–55, was found face down in the water on Sunday morning. Her identity has not yet been confirmed.