KATHMANDU: Rajib Gurung, alias Deepak Manange, a member of the Gandaki Province Assembly, has stated that he will appear in court once he receives the full written text of the Supreme Court’s verdict.
In a statement issued on Friday, Gurung explained, “Since the announcement of the verdict, I have temporarily turned off my mobile phone due to continuous calls from certain substandard media outlets. I have observed misleading news being spread by various media, and I object to such reporting.”
He added, “I would like to inform everyone that I will appear in court once I receive the full written text of the Supreme Court’s verdict.”
Last Tuesday, the Supreme Court convicted Manange for attempting to murder Milan Gurung, also known as Chakre Milan, in an incident where Milan’s hand was severed.
Since the conviction, Gurung has been unreachable.
A bench of Supreme Court Justices Nahakul Subedi and Tek Prasad Dhungana upheld the verdict of the previous Court of Appeal (now the High Court), which found Gurung guilty of attacking Chakre Milan with a sword, leading to the amputation of Milan’s hand.
However, despite the conviction, the Supreme Court has not yet released a summary of the verdict, and it remains unclear whether the final judgment will be issued in summary or full form.
Meanwhile, police are actively searching for Gurung.
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