159 people face action for driving under the influence of drugs
Traffic police have taken action against 149 drivers who were driving under the influence of drugs in the fiscal year 2079/80 in Kathmandu.
The drivers, who were driving under the influence of drugs, were taken into custody and necessary actions were taken against them, said spokesperson of Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, Senior Superintendent of Police Rajendra Prasad Bhatta.
The office had, with the technical support of Nepal Police Hospital and Narcotics Control Bureau, conducted a special drive to check drivers for drug abuse at various locations in Kathmandu Valley.
Among the drivers who were found driving under the influence of drugs were those driving public vehicles, which is quite a serious offense given the risk to the lives of passengers, said SSP Bhatta.
Meanwhile, the Office has also requested passengers to immediately report to the nearest police office, traffic control room hotline number 103 and police hotline number 100 in case they suspect that any public vehicle driver is under the influence of drugs.
Two-year-old boy beaten to death in Baitadi
A two-year-old boy was beaten to death by his grandfather at Mudelidhar in Purchaudi Municipality-6 of Baitadi district.
Resham Saud, who was critically injured after being beaten by his grandfather Ganesh Saud, died while receiving treatment at the Dadeldhura Hospital this morning, Police Inspector Lokraj Joshi confirmed.
Likewise, Ganesh's other grandson, eight-year-old Rijan Saud, was critically injured in the attack. Rijan is receiving treatment at the ICU of Nawajiban Hospital in Dhangadhi, Kailali.
Police said that 50-year-old Ganesh had thrashed his two grandchildren on Thursday when the kids' mother and grandmother had gone away from home to collect fodder.
Police said that they have arrested Ganesh for investigation.
Truck falls into Koshi River after colliding with bus, three rescued
A truck and a bus collided with each other at the Koshi Barrage Bridge on the border of Sunsari and Saptari on Friday.
Police said that the truck (Me 1 Kha 3007) heading towards east from west collided head-on with the bus (Me 2 Kha 1765) at the bridge of Koshi Barrage towards Sunsari at 7:40 am today.
The truck fell into the Koshi River after colliding with the bus en route of Solukhumbu from Kakadbhitta carrying passengers, police said.
It has been assumed that the truck that fell off the bridge was swept away by the mighty Koshi.
“After the truck fell off the bridge, the truck was seen swept away by the river,” a policeman, who was at the incident site, said, adding, “Now the truck is no longer visible.”
According to DSP Raj Kumar Rai, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Sunsari, the fence of the 10 number gate of the Koshi Barrage after the truck and bus collided with each other.
Rai said that the three persons traveling in the truck that fell into the Koshi River were rescued safely.
DIG Rameshnath Bastola, Chief of Koshi Provine, has directed the police to be active in searching for the truck that fell into the river.
19 injured in Dasdhunga bus accident
At least 19 persons were injured when a passenger bus met with an accident at Dasdhunga in Chitwan on Friday.
The bus (Pradesh 01-006 Kha 5237) heading towards Kathmandu from Kakadbhitta met with an accident at around 5 am today.
DSP Bijay Pandit of the District Police Office, Chitwan said that the bus fell some 10 meters down the road.
He said that the injured are undergoing treatment at the Bharatpur Hospital and Purano Medical College.
The injured are said to be in normal condition.
A team of 25 persons including SP Rameshwor Karki, Chief at the District Police Office, Chitwan, had reached the incident site to carry out rescue operations.
