Summary: Two individuals have been arrested in connection with the suspicious death of a 14-year-old boy at the hostel of Phuleshwor Public English Boarding School located in Khaadak Municipality–7, Saptari. The arrested are 49-year-old school operator Dhirendra Prasad Chaudhary and 41-year-old caretaker Bhola Mandal. Both are under investigation for charges related to encouraging suicide, while the boy’s mother, Mamata Sah, has accused them of assault and delayed reporting of the incident. (Date: 20 Chait, Saptari).
Two persons have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the suspicious death of a 14-year-old boy in the hostel of Phuleshwor Public English Boarding School in Khaadak Municipality–7, Saptari. The arrested are 49-year-old Dhirendra Prasad Chaudhary from Khaadak Municipality–10, the school operator, and 41-year-old Bhola Mandal from Lahan Municipality–20, Siraha, who works as the caretaker.
According to DSP Dambar Bahadur Puri, spokesperson of the district police office, both have been held for an additional five days for investigation under charges related to encouraging suicide. The deceased, Dharmendra Kumar Sah, from Lalpatti, Khaadak–9, had been residing in the hostel for seven years and was found hanging on the morning of 7 Chait, Saturday.
Following the incident, school operator Chaudhary, his wife Shobha, caretaker Mandal, and others reportedly took Dharmendra to the hospital before notifying the family and police. The boy’s mother, Mamata Sah, has alleged that her son was assaulted by Shobha Chaudhary and others at the school, that the incident was reported belatedly, and that the CCTV was deliberately turned off during the incident, raising suspicions about the case. However, the police have not yet taken Shobha into custody. Further investigation into the matter is ongoing, police confirmed.
