Police Constable Arrested in Connection with Young Woman’s Disappearance
Police arrested Krishna Raj Joshi, a constable from Mahakali Police Post, on 12 October on charges of causing the disappearance of a 19-year-old young woman from Pancheshwar Rural Municipality–2, Dimbar, on 11 October.
DSP Makendra Mishra of the District Police Office, Baitadi, stated that locals caught and beat up Constable Joshi, who had fled to India across the Mahakali River after the young woman’s disappearance, before handing him over to the police. DSP Mishra stated that the accused, Joshi who got injured by the beating is currently undergoing treatment at the District Hospital, Baitadi. The investigation will begin after his treatment is completed. The 19-year-old young woman had left home at 4 a.m. on 11 October, saying she was going to fetch water. When she did not return home by the afternoon, her family began searching for her. The missing young woman has not yet been found.
Locals have accused Constable Joshi of having caused the young woman’s disappearance, claiming that there had been phone contact and meetings between him and the young woman for some time. Joshi is a resident of Bedkot Municipality-5 in Kanchanpur District.
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