Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand on Tuesday formed a five-member committee under the headship of Joint Secretary Surya Prasad Sedhai of the Ministry to investigate the death of a Dalit youth in Rolpa Prison Office.

Sundar Harijan was found dead in the prison on May 18 and the cause of death was reported to be suicide.

The committee has been directed to submit the report within a week, Information Officer at the Ministry Basanta Bhattarai said.

Under Secretary Jhankanath Dhakal of the Ministry, DSP Bhupendra Khatri of Nepal Police, Bishwomani Acharya of the National Investigation Department and an administrative officer of the District Administrative Office, Banke are the members of the committee.

Following the death of Harijan, the government had formed a probe committee led by Jharendra Chapagain, Director of the Department of Prison Management on Monday, Information Officer Bhattarai said.