Six members of a family have been murdered in Sankhuwasabha district. Among the dead, two are minors and one is octogenarian. An unidentified group allegedly killed the family of Tej Bahadur Karki of Khola Gaun of Madi Municipality-1.
According to the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Laldhwaj Subedi, those killed in the incident have been identified as Tej Bahadur Karki (58), Karki's mother Parbata (84) spouse Manamaya (56) daughter-in-law Ranjana (28) grandson Deepak (10), and grand-daughter Goma (5).
The neighbours of the family saw their hacked bodies this morning and reported it to the police, according to local teacher Yogendra Ojha.
A police team from the district headquarters Khandbari has already left for the incident site to investigate the case. Likewise, a security squad from the Area Police Office, Chainpur has reached the site to assist in the investigation.
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