April 24, Baitadi – Dan Bahadur Airi, a 45-year-old ward member of Surnaya Rural Municipality Ward No. 2, has died after being injured by shrapnel from a locally made gun explosion in Baitadi. Airi sustained shrapnel wounds to his neck when the gun, which he had loaded himself, discharged on Wednesday evening. After receiving initial treatment at Baitadi District Hospital, he was referred to Dhangadhi. Following treatment at Maya Metro Hospital in Dhangadhi, he passed away around 3 p.m. on Friday while returning home, according to Inspector Baldev Bardu, spokesperson of Baitadi District Police Office. The deceased’s body has been kept at Baitadi District Hospital for post-mortem examination, authorities said.
