Janaki Devi, a 35-year-old resident of Dhanpalathan Rural Municipality-4 of Morang was found at around 10 pm on August 1 in a paddy field about 50 meters away from her house. She was found dead with minor eye injuries, oozing from her mouth and a bleeding nose. Police said that the cause of death would be ascertained after receiving the postmortem report.

According to the police, she had a dispute with a neighbour while searching for the missing duck. Police arrested three neighbours who had a dispute with Janaki Devi. They are identified as 36-year-old Anarvati Mukhiya, 55-year-old Bhutai Mukhiya and his wife Sati Mukhiya.