Karan Pariyar from Bardiya has won the fifth edition of the 'Nepal Idol', a singing competition.    

He became the winner based on the votes received from the audience, after defeating Mohit Bhujel, Salomi Gurung and Sachin Bishwakarma in the finals held on Saturday evening.   

Winner Pariyar received a cash prize of Rs.2.5 million while Salomi Gurung of Pokhara came second to win a cash prize of Rs 1 million, Sachin Bishwakarma of Darjeeling came third and received Rs 500,000. Likewise, Mohit Bhujel of Darjeeling won the fourth place and received a scooter as the prize.   

The judges for the fifth edition of 'Nepal Idol' were Nhu Bajracharya, Kaliprasad Baskota and Indira Joshi. (RSS)