Four persons died after being buried in a mound at Suryodaya municipality-10 in Ilam.

The deceased have been identified as Tosib Alam, Aji Modin, Mujafar Alam, and Abdul Alam of Kisangunj of Bihar, India. All of them are said to be between 18-20 years. All of them are Indian nationals.

The incident took place when the mound of clay buried them in the course of leveling the land belonging to Binod Shrestha, a local, said Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Ilam, Jitendra Kumar Basnet.

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