Chitwan, July 27 -- Body of Raj Kumar Chepang, who died on July 22 from what is believed to be the injuries inflicted by the Army personnel after he was caught inside Chitwan National Park, was sent to Kathmandu for postmortem on Sunday.

"The decision was taken based on the suggestions of Raj Kumar's family," said Dr Shreeram Tiwari, medical superintendent of Bharatpur Hospital.

The Nepal Army has been accused of fatally assaulting Raj Kumar, 24, of Rapti Municipality-2 on July 16. Raj Kumar's father, Bishnu Lal, filed a complaint at the District Police Office on Friday, claiming that his son was tortured by the Army patrol, which led to his death. He has demanded an impartial investigation into the incident and punishment to the guilty...