Incident Reports
A woman murdered in Lalitpur to earn more by selling the rope that killed her
2021-10-10
A 45-year-old woman, Kamala Tamang, was found murdered recently in Sunakothi, Lalitpur metropolitan city-17 of the Kathmandu valley, due to the superstition that a rope used in murder sells for a high price. Police arrested 23-year-old Sabin Praja of Makawanpur, 20-year-old Suman Magar of Morang, and 18-year-old Prabina Praja on the charge of Kamala's murder
The Metropolitan Crime Division's chief, SSP Chandra Kuber Khapung, claims the trio were told that a rope used to hang someone is worth a fortune. As a result, Tamang was killed. Further investigation is underway.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Murder/attempted Murder |
| Weapons | Other |
| Primary Cause | Other non-economic personal issues (revenge, passion etc.) |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 3 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 1 - Youth | youth |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 2 - Youth | noyouth |
| Total Killed | 1 |
| Female Killed | 1 |
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