Police in Gulmi district on Monday arrested a man on the charge of killing his neighbour in Resunga Municipality-3.
The arrested has been identified as Lal Bahadur Khatri.
According to police, a complaint was lodged with police that Shamjhana Bohara Khatri had gone missing since February 12. After locals informed that a decayed body was smelling, a team of police deployed from Gulimi District Police Office (DPO) immediately launched a search operation and discovered the deceased's body at a distance of 55 metres from her home, on Monday.
Police carried out investigation and detained the suspect for the investigation. Meanwhile, the investigation into the case is underway after extending the custody of the suspect for seven days from District Court, Gulmi, the DPO informed.
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