Nepal, Dec. 21 -- According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Bedaprasad Gautam of the District Police Office, Taplejung, the deceased has been identified as local resident Phurba Renju Sherpa, aged around 25-26, son of Mingma Tenzing Sherpa.

A man was found dead with a muzzle-loader gun in Sanghu Lekuwa of Maiwakhola Rural Municipality-3 in Taplejung.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Bedaprasad Gautam of the District Police Office, Taplejung, the deceased has been identified as local resident Phurba Renju Sherpa, aged around 25-26, son of Mingma Tenzing Sherpa.

Police said the incident occurred while Sherpa was loading gunpowder into a muzzle-loader gun in a large cardamom field belonging to local Tilok Singh Limbu. The g...