Investigation team arrives in Humla to probe border dispute

Humla. A fact-finding team formed by the Ministry of Home Affairs has arrived here to understand the border dispute and double clashes that occurred in Lampata, the border area between Humla and Bajura.

District Police Office’s Deputy Superintendent of Police Shankar Khadka informed that the team led by Police Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Bimalraj Poudel reached Simkot on Sunday.

According to him, the team, which came here to understand the ground reality of the incident between the two districts, reached Simkot after visiting the incident area of Lampata and Chyachaur.

During their stay in Simkot, the team has a program to discuss the incident with citizens of the border area, individuals involved in the incident, representatives of the areas bordering the border, political party leaders, and civil society leaders.

Earlier, the Ministry of Home Affairs had formed a team after the clashes between the citizens of Humla and Bajura over the border issue from May 15 to May 17 took a violent turn.

The dispute arose after the Sudurpaschim Province government allocated a budget of Rs 4 million in the current fiscal year and started constructing a police post in that area. When the border dispute took a violent turn, clashes occurred between locals of the two districts in Lampata, injuring four people from Bajura. All four injured were rescued by helicopter.

To resolve the same dispute, separate committees were formed on May 25, one led by Deputy Director General of the Survey Department Sushil Dangol as the coordinator of the study team and another led by SSP of Nepal Police Bimalraj Poudel as the coordinator.

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