Incident Reports

Jajarkot man kills 65-year-old mother over property row

2016-08-07

Karnali, Jajarkot, Barekot, Ward 9

[Updated] A man allegedly killed own mother and buried the body without notice of anyone, following a domestic dispute, in Jajarkot district.Buddhi Bahadur Khatri (38) of Laikham, Sakle VDC had killed own mother Deuti (65) and buried her body into a nearby pit after a dispute over property on August 7, according to the District Police Office. Preliminary police investigation revealed that Deuti had been hacked with an axe after she denied giving him any land to own. Investigation was undertaken after police arrested Khatri based on the information given by the locals on Friday, said Inspector and Acting Chief of DPO, Hikmat Bohora. Police said that they would dig out the body from the ground and carry out further investigations. जाजरकोट-आफ्नै आमालाई बन्चरो प्रहार गरी हत्या गरेको अभियोगमा सक्ला–१ लैकम बस्ने ३८ वर्षिय बुद्धिबहादुर खत्री र उनकी श्रीमती ३५ वर्षीया शर्मीला वली खत्रीलाई शुक्रबार प्रहरीले पक्राउ गरेको छ। जग्गासम्बन्धी बिबादमा उनीहरुले आफ्नै आमा ६५ वर्षीया देउमी खत्रीलाई बन्चरो प्रहार गरी हत्या गरी घरनजिक तुसारोको रुखमुनी गाडेको भन्ने खबर प्राप्त हुनासाथ खटि गएको प्रहरीले दुबैजनालाई नियन्त्रणमा लिएको हो। Update.... The Jajarkot District Court has sentenced a man and his wife to lifetime imprisonment with confiscation of all their properties in a murder case. A bench led by District Judge Lila Raj Adhikari, on Sunday incriminated Buddhi Bahadur Khatri and his wife, Sharmila Bali Khatri, for killing the former’s mother, Deumi Khatri, in Lekham area of Sakla-1. According to police, the couple had been pressuring Deumi to transfer the land property ownership to their name. During the trial, Buddhi had confessed to killing his mother under pressure from his wife. As per his statement, they had attacked Deumi with an axe while she was asleep on August 6. They had buried the body in a field near their house to cover the crime and rumoured in the village that his mother had gone missing. They even filed a disappearance report with the police. The couple were arrested three weeks after the day of murder. Deumi had refused to transfer the ownership in their names without the consent of her grandchildren from her eldest son. Meanwhile, Sharmila had been threatening to jump off a cliff if he failed to get the ownership of the land or kill his mother. Buddhi has been sent to the Jajarkot Prison while Sharmila with her two-and-half-year-old son has been sent to the Bardiya Prison, informed Acting Chief of the Jajarkot District Police Office, Hikmat Bahadur Bohara.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons Sharp weapon
Primary Cause Domestic violence
Secondary Cause Access/control of private land
Actor 1 - Number of people 2
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth noyouth
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth noyouth
Total Killed 1
Female Killed 1
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