BHAKTAPUR: An Indian national has been murdered in Bhaktapur district.

The deceased has been identified as 35-year-old Indian national Sahid Susen from Indian State of Uttar Pradesh.

He was murdered near Kalopati of Bhaktapur municipality on Saturday night, informed Superintendent of Police (SP) Tara Devi Thapa of Metropolitan Police Range, Bhaktapur.

“We received information about the incident of murder at 7 am today. But the nature of the deceased’s body suggests he had been murdered on Saturday night itself,” said SP Thapa.

Police have taken eight people under control in connection with the murder.

Husen had been involved in the business of utensils made of brass for a long a long time in Bhaktapur.