A police constable was found dead in Doti district on Friday midnight.

According to the District Police Office, Doti, Shankar Balayar, a resident of Shikhar Municipality-8 Tilatali and a serving constable in the Nepal Police, was discovered lifeless at Gopghat along the KI Singh Highway around 12:15 am after police received information about a person lying on the road.

Police said Balayar had sustained a serious head injury. The cause of death is under investigation.

Balayar, who was currently posted at the District Traffic Police Office, Rautahat, under the Highway Safety and Traffic Management Office, Pathlaiya, Bara, was on an 18-day leave starting from Sept 23.

Following the incident, locals blocked vehicular movement along the highway, demanding a fair investigation into the case and action against the culprit.