Police Monday arrested 65-year-old Khodas Giri of Mallarani Rural Municipality-3 on the charge of murder of his wife Lokadevi Giri, 60. Police arrested Khodas from his home. 

Locals informed police after they found Lokadevi's body buried in a field on Monday. She had gone out of contact on December 26. The victim's family filed a complaint against Khodas on Monday at District Police Office, informed DSP Narendra Kumar Karki. Police are further investigating the incident. The deceased woman's post-mortem was conducted at district hospital on Tuesday.