NC alleges Maoists of killing its cadre in Kalikot

The Maoists have been accused of murdering a Nepali Congress cadre in Khin VDC of Kalikot district.

A press statement issued by the NC on Wednesday said Jaya Lal Bom, a NC cadre of ward no. 3 in Khin VDC, was hacked to death by a Young Communist League (YCL) Cadres on May 16. The YCL men attacked him after he demanded that they return his property seized during the Maoist conflict.

20 other NC supporters in the area have been displaced due to YCL threats, the statement said, adding that the party would launch protest programmes against 'YCL atrocities".

On the other hand, the Maoists have refuted the murder charges.

Reports quoted Khadga Bahadur B.K, a Maoist central leader and member of the Constituent Assembly from Kalikot, as claiming that Maoist cadres were not involved in the killing. nepalnews.com mk May 21 08