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Fifteen persons were injured when a vehicle belonging to the Nepal Army met with an accident in Miklajung-6 of Panchthar district on Sunday. Out of the injured, two are in critical condition. SP Nabin Raj Rai, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Biratnagar, said that the incident occurred when the vehicle (Ba 1 Ga 3442) heading towards Ranashwor of Phiding from Budhabare fell some 150 meters down the road this afternoon. There were 18 persons on board the vehicle when the incident took place. Police said that some of the injured have been taken to other districts for treatment while some are undergoing treatment in Panchthar.  

Police have arrested a man with a huge cache of marijuana from Gaur, Rautahat. Acting on tip off, a police team raided the Phalak Poultry Farm in Gaur Municipality-3 and recovered 180 kilograms of marijuana. Police said that they have impounded a mini truck (Bagmati Province 01-006-Kha 2830), which was parked near the poultry farm, and arrested its driver Surendra Syangden (21) of Agra, Makwanpur. DSP Uma Shankar Yadav of the District Police Office, Rautahat said that they are looking into the case.

Police have arrested an Armed Police Force (APF) constable accused of murdering a woman. A special security team arrested Bharatram Koli of Shivanath-4 of Baitadi from Kanchanpur, DIG Mohan Kumar Acharya, Chief at the Province Police Office, said. He was nabbed for murdering Maya Luhar of Pancheshwor Rural Municipality-4, Baitadi. Preliminary investigation suggests they were in a relationship, police said. Further investigation into the incident is underway.  

Police have started an investigation into the citizenship dispute of Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party. According to a police source, Kathmandu police have started an investigation into Lamichhane’s citizenship. Lamichhane, who had already won the election to the House of Representatives, is accused of submitting a ‘relinquished’ Nepali citizenship certificate. A complaint has been filed at the Ministry of Home Affairs, requesting to carry out an investigation into Lamichhane’s citizenship certificate. Lamichhane had defeated Umesh Shrestha, common candidate of the ruling coalition, and CPN-UML candidate Krishna Bhakta Pokharel to emerge victorious.