Postmortem of Subba concludes, funeral processing scheduled(update)

February 20: The postmortem of former camp secretary Ramesh Subba, who was shot dead on February 19, was done yesterday at Bhadrapur-based hospital.

Aita Maya Subba, spouse of late Ramesh who was present at the spot said “My husband was talking to me in my cell while he was shot.” Aita Maya further added that the connection cut off instantly but she could hear some noises. According to her, Subba called her while heading towards one of their relatives, where he was supposed to reside a night. “He told me that he contacted Bir Bahadur Subba, who is police-hunted and at large, during our conversations,” she added.
Inspector of Nepal Police at Kakarvitta, Devi Thapa, confirmed the shooting at 7:20 pm yesterday by two unidentified gun-men. “We have recovered 15000 cash, two cell phones and a wrist watch from the spot, all belonging to deceased Subba,” added Thapa. According to Aita Maya, he might have managed that cash to pay for legal advisor of her eldest son, Bir Bahadur, who is under trail in central jail in Bhadrapur(Jhapa) in connection to the murder of KB Khadka. The family is scheduled to bring his dead body to camp for funeral from Bhadrapur this afternoon. The security in camp is little alert.

 Details to follow.

(from BNS)