Police arrested Nyayadhish Rai, 37, on June 14, 2021, on the charge of killing his wife Sunita Rai, 35, of Itahari Sub-Metropolitan-4. The body of the victim was found on the bed of her residence on June 10. Initially, the police did not arrest the accused because he had stated that his wife died due to excessive consumption of alcohol.

The post-mortem of the body was conducted at the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan on June 11. The report mentioned that the deceased had head injuries after which her husband was arrested.