31 Oct, Chitwan:

A person died of poisonous substance while two others were taken ill yesterday in Chitwan district.

Ganesh Timilsina, 45, of Bharatpur Sub-Metropolitan-15 and currently living in Narayani Municipality-4 died after consuming poison, said the District Police Office, Chitwan.

Police said that Timilsina, who was taken ill after consuming the poison used as pesticide in vegetables, died on the way to a hospital in Bharatpur.

Meanwhile, two others were taken ill after eating poison in Narayani and Ratnanagar municipalities in the district.

Both of them are receiving treatment in separate hospitals in Bharatpur, it is said. Police said that investigations into the cases are going on. RSS