Deepak Manange goes incommunicado after Supreme Court conviction

Kathmandu, November 6 — After being convicted by the Supreme Court, Gandaki Provincial Assembly member and former minister Rajeev Gurung alias Deepak Manange has gone missing.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court found Manange guilty in a murder case.

The Supreme Court upheld the verdict from the Patan High Court, which had previously sentenced him to five years in prison for his involvement in the crime. The Supreme Court confirmed the five-year sentence.

Following the Supreme Court’s ruling, Manange has gone out of contact. Attempts to reach him have been unsuccessful, with his mobile phone turned off.