Roy,an American of Bangladeshi origin and critic of religious militancy,was hacked to death in February.

"The three tankers of the Nepal Oil Corporation brought 9000 liters of petrol each,"Deputy Superintendent of the Nepal Police Abdesh Bista told Xinhua a.

"The 50-year-old won the election with 325 votes while his rival Nepali Congress candidate Amiya Kumar Yadav received 212 votes s.

Army troops were called in at a district in southern Pakistan after clashes between political rivals claimed 11 lives on Saturday, officials said.