Police arrested 46-year-old Nar Bahadur Bishwakarma in accusation of killing a woman on March 8. Bishwokarma is accused of killing 50-year-old Om Kumari Gharti Magar, a resident of Rabdikot-5.

According to SP Bishwomani Pokharel of District Police Office Palpa, Magar, who had left home on March 8, was found dead on March 10. The initial investigation has indicated that the woman was murdered to conceal illegitimate relationship. SP Pokharel added that Bishwokarma had called Magar to an isolated place saying they'd elope and attacked her with an iron rod with the intention to kill.