Seven killed in jeep accident in Nawalparasi

Seven persons were killed and 18 others were injured when a jeep met with an accident at Batas, Bulingtar VDC-8 in Nawalparasi district late Saturday night. Bulingtar lies in the hilly part of the district. The jeep with registration plate number Ga 1 Ja 3632 was heading towards Chharchhare, Dandajheri from Daldaley at the time of the accident, the police station at Bulingtar stated. The deceased in the accident include 28-year-old Samanti Bache, 52-year-old Khim Bahadur Bache, 42-year-old Lok Bahadur Bache, 22-year-old Deepak Phal, 40-year-old Jaya Bahadur Bache and 49-year-old Kisan Bache. The name and address of one of the deceased is not ascertained yet. It is stated that the victims were returning after participating in discussions at the Bulingtar police station over a dispute in their village.