Biratnagar, May 19

A woman has been found murdered in Rangeli municipality of the Morang district in eastern Nepal on Wednesday. Police have arrested her husband among others suspecting his role in the crime. The victim has been identified as Anita Yadav, 24, a resident of Rangeli municipality-3. Her body with the throat slit was found on a canal around two kilometers away from the house. Other arrestees besides the husband are the victim’s father-in-law, mother-in-law, and brother-in-law. SP Santosh Khadka of the District Police Office says the law enforcers are looking into the case.

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Police have arrested 19-year-old Binod Yadav, a resident of Rangeli Municipality-3, on the charge of killing his 24-year-old sister-in-law Anita Yadav. According to Police Spokesperson Man Bahadur Rai, Anita, wife of Bechan Yadav of Tilwa Chowk, Rangeli-3, was murdered by slitting her neck with a sharp weapon by the accused on May 18.