Balkumari incident: Probe panel’s deadline extended

February 5, Kathmandu: The deadline for the commission formed by the government to inquire about the accident that happened at Balkumari in Lalitpur district on January 1 has been extended by 15 days.

According to the Spokesperson at the Ministry of Home Affairs Yekdev Adhikari, the commission has been given 15 days more to investigate the case as it could not complete the investigation in the given time of 30 days.

The government had formed a commission under the leadership of former High Court judge Shekhar Paudel to carry out a fair and objective investigation of the incident.

Former Additional Inspector General of Nepal Police Arun BC and Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Narayan Prasad Bhattarai are other members of the commission.

Two youths Birendra Shah of Chowrapati Rural Municipality-1 in Achham and Sujan Raut of Mahabu Rural Municipality-6 in Dailekh were killed after police fired at protestors during the demonstration that took place on December 29, 2023, in front of the Employment Permit System (EPS) Korea branch office at Balkumari.