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Former ambassador Keshab Raj Jha stabbed to death
Former Nepali ambassador to France Keshab Raj Jha was found dead at his home in Thapathali on Monday morning.Former Nepali ambassador to France Keshab Raj Jha was stabbed to death at his house in Thapathali on Monday.
According to DSP Mohan Thapa, spokesperson at the Metropolitan Police Range, Kathmandu, Jha, 80, was found dead at his house this morning. DSP Thapa said that Jha has a deep cut on his head. He might have been attacked with a knife, DSP Thapa added.
DSP Kaji Kumar Acharya, Chief at the Metropolitan Police Circle, Singhadurbar, said that Jha’s family members informed police only after they knew about the incident at around 6:30 am.
A team from the Metropolitan Police Crime Division (MPCD) has also reached Jha’s home for investigation.
Preparations are being made to take his body to the Maharajgung-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) for post-mortem.