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Ward member dies after slipping off a tree
A newly elected ward member died after slipping off a tree here on Thursday afternoon.
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Published at : August 4, 2017
Updated at : August 4, 2017 13:02
Kathmandu
A newly elected ward member died after slipping off a tree here on Thursday afternoon.
Fifty-three- year-old Meghlal Pun, a member of of Sisne rural municipality-8 of Province no 5, died after falling off the tree, police said.
He was foraging for leaves on a tree near his residence for livestock when the incident took place. He died at around 11 pm on the way to Nepalgunj for treatment. RSS
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