A 28-year-old man from Belauri Municipality in Kanchanpur district died of dengue infection.

According to Jaya Singh Bohora, chief at the municipality’s health unit, Hikmat Bahadur Khatri died of dengue in the course of treatment in Dhangadhi-based Nova Hospital on Monday.

Khatri, who returned home from India a few days ago, suffered from high fever.

As many as 72 people have been infected with dengue in Kanchanpur this year.