An 18-year-old girl was found dead in a bush in the North National Forest of Thori Rural Municipality-5, Suvarnapur. The locals had informed the police after the shepherds saw the corpse.

DSP Gautam Thapa of the District Police Office, Parsa, said that they were not able to identify the girl. According to him, the neck of the girl has been cut with sharp weapons. However, no weapons were found in the vicinity of the incident, he said.  He further added that the girl can be surmised from the Terai region from her skin tone and the from the dress she wore.