KATHMANDU: Chief District Officer (CDO) of Bara district, Ganesh Prasad Bhattarai, who had sustained critical injuries in a road accident on January 26, passed away.

CDO Bhattarai succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at the TU Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj. He was returning home from Sarlahi after a picnic program on a jeep bearing registration number Na 1 Jha 1633, when it met with an accident.

SP of the Armed Police Force, Balaram Pokharel died on the spot in the accident.