Twenty people lost their lives in a jeep accident while returning from the Baisakh Purnima fair in Jaljala, Rolpa. The victims were residents of Sisne Rural Municipality-5, Takura, Eastern Rukum, Bhume-5, Eastern Rukum, and various locations in Dang. Injured Samir Kami has returned home after treatment, and the process of handing over the bodies to their families is underway.
The identities of those who died in the Rolpa jeep accident on Thursday have been confirmed. According to DSP Birendra Kumar Bishwakarma of the Rolpa District Police Office, the identification of all 20 deceased has been completed. The accident involved a Bolero jeep with registration number Lu 1 Ja 4167, which was traveling to participate in the fair organized in Jaljala on the occasion of Baisakh Purnima.
The deceased were from Sisne Rural Municipality ward no. 5, Takura village; Eastern Rukum; Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City-15, Ratanpur, Dang; and Bhume Rural Municipality, Eastern Rukum. One person was injured in the accident. The injured, Samir Kami, is a resident of Sisne-5. Police report that efforts are ongoing to recover the bodies from the accident site and hand them over to their families.
The list of deceased is as follows: 1. Gorkha Bahadur Budhathoki (32) 2. Til Kumari Budhathoki (53) 3. Yuva Budhathoki (28) 4. Divyan Budhathoki (10) 5. Srijana Budhathoki (24) 6. Sudip Budhathoki (13) 7. Om Kumari Budhathoki (40) 8. Meena Kami (60) 9. Laxmi Shah (60) 10. Rukmina Basnet (Bhume–5, Eastern Rukum) 11. Tek Prasad Budhamagar (Ghorahi-15, Ratanpur, Dang) 12. Dorpati Jaisi (54) 13. Tila Jaisi (32) 14. Jenis Jaisi (7) 15. Jenisa Jaisi (12) 16. Alina Jaisi (25) 17. Sanyog Jaisi (7) 18. Yam Bahadur Jaisi (age unknown, Ghorahi–13, Dang) 19. Dhanmaya Bist (Shantinagar, Dang; currently Sisne–5, Eastern Rukum) 20. Bedu Kami (42, vehicle driver).
