Committee formed to investigate death case of APF Inspector Mahat inside Barrack

Kathmandu: A committee has been formed to investigate the death of Inspector Santoshi Mahat of the Armed Police Force.

Armed Police Spokesperson DSP Shailendra Thapa said a five-member investigation committee has been formed under the leadership of DIG Lakshman Singh, who works at the National Armed Police Training Institute in Mata Tirtha.

Santoshi, originally from Sindhupalchok, was found dead while hanging with a rope tied around her neck.

She had been undergoing Basic Inspector training at the APF Training College at the Lamapatan Barrack in Pokhara.

The preparation for Santoshi’s post-mortem is underway. She joined the Armed Police as a soldier in 2015 (2072 Bikram Sambat). She had been promoted to Assistant Sub-Inspector in 2021 (2078 Bikram Sambat) and to Inspector in 2024 (2080 B.S.).

 Nepali version of the news