By A Staff Reporter
Kathmandu, Sept 1: The probe committee formed to investigate into the disappearance of Jaya Singh Dhami of Darchula district after falling into the Mahakali River submitted its report to the government Tuesday evening pointing that the incident happened in the presence of the officers of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), the border guarding force of India.

The five-member committee headed by Joint Secretary Janardan Gautam of the Ministry of Home Affairs submitted the report to Minister for Home Affairs Bal Krishna Khand at the Ministry this evening, according to Joint Secretary and Spokesperson for the Ministry Phadindra Mani Pokhrel.
The government had formed the committee on August 1.

“The report has recommended the government to take diplomatic initiatives to take legal action against the perpetrators by conducting an investigation into the involvement of the SSB officers as the incident had occurred in their presence, and provide proper compensation and relief to the families of Dhami,” reads the press statement issued by the Home Ministry.

Deceased Dhami, a permanent resident of Byas Rural Municipality-2 of the district, fell into the river on July 30 while he was crossing the Mahakali by clinging onto a rope (Tuin) at Malghat to arrive in Nepal.
The Home Ministry had formed the committee including Deputy Inspector General of Police Purushottam Kandel, Director of National Investigation Department Hutraj Thapa, SSP Suresh Kumar Shrestha of the Armed Police Force and Assistant Chief District Officer of Darchula Jyotsana Bhatta as its members.

The members have prepared the report based on the incident by conducting on-site monitoring, meeting the victim’s family members and talking to the eyewitnesses.
The report has also recommended the government of Nepal to take care of the dependent family members of Dhami and his children’s education.

On the same day of the incident, the Indian side had written a letter to the Chief District Officer of Darchula stating that SSB officers were not involved in the incident.