One succumbs to cold in Jumla

Jumla, Jan 21: Shanker Devkota,50, a resident of Gjyangkot VDC-9 in the district froze to death in snow.
Devkota had reportedly gone to the district headquarters on Wednesday afternoon to bring back daily supplies and returned back the same evening. He however did not return home, and was found dead the next morning at a place called Dansanghu Bigare of the VDC, according to the District Police Office.
Locals informed police about the incident. The body has been taken to the Karnali Health Science Institute for a post-mortem.