Naresh Yadav, a member of Madhesi Shahid Pratisthan, was found dead in his quarter.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Varun Bahadur Singh, spokesperson for the District Police Office, Yadav, approximately 40 years old, was discovered dead on Tuesday morning.

“He went to bed in his bedroom the previous night and was found dead in the morning,” DSP Singh said. “There was slight blood from his nose, and he had also vomited. We will determine the cause of death after the report arrives.”

Yadav, residing in a government quarters within the Janakpur-Cigarette Factory complex, had a 14-year-old assistant in the room next to his bedroom. The Dhanusha police have questioned the assistant.

“From the condition inside the house, no other cause for death appears evident,” DSP Singh added. “The investigation will proceed after the report comes in.”

Yadav’s body has been sent to the Provincial Hospital in Janakpur for a post-mortem.

The Madhesh Province government formed the Madhesi Shahid Pratisthan under the Ministry of Home, Communications, and Law to assist the families of martyrs who lost their lives in various movements.