Police have arrested 30-year-old Bikash Kumar Khan of Gramthan Rural Municipality-1, Morang, on Saturday, on a charge of poisoning and killing a 22-year-old woman after rape.  Khan had lured the woman by promising to marry her and killed her after raping in the forest of Taltalaiya Park of Itahari Sub-metropolitan City-2 Sunsari on March 5, 2020.

The accused was arrested from the village with the help of Area Police Office, Itahari and District Police Office, Morang. According to the District Police Office, Sunsari, the necessary investigation is underway after the district court extended  the accused's remand for investigation.