2021-08-03
Police arrested Rameshwor Gotame, 33,-year-old resident of Tadi Rural Municipality-2, Nuwakot, on the charge of murdering his 28-year-old wife Babita Rai. Gotame and his wife were currently living in Chaumati Kathmandu Metropolitan City-16 in a rented flat for the past five months. Balaju Metropolitan Police Circle arrested him on August 3 after receiving information that he had killed his own wife. Police are conducting further investigation in this regard.
The deceased was the second wife of the accused, they got married 5 years ago. Both husband and wife worked in a shoe factory inside the Balaju industrial area. According to the police, the accused did not use any weapon to kill. He might have strangled his wife to death.
Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
Primary Form | Murder/attempted Murder |
Weapons | None |
Primary Cause | Domestic violence |
Actor 1 - Number of people | 1 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Family/relative |
Actor 1 - Youth | noyouth |
Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Family/relative |
Actor 2 - Youth | noyouth |
Total Killed | 1 |
Female Killed | 1 |
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