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Man arrested for allegedly murdering mother, uncle



JHAPA: A 23-year-old man Chandra Bahadur Majhi of Kamal Rural Municipality-2 Milldangi has killed his mother and uncle in Jhapa on Saturday night.

Majhi killed 50-year-old mother Chandrakala and 50-year-old uncle Santa Bahadur Majhi, who were sleeping separately at the home with a khukuri, according to District Police Office Jhapa.

According to the police, Chandra Bahadur killed them while they were sleeping at around 10:00 pm.

Spokesperson for the District Police Office Jhapa Basanta Pathak said that the police arrested Majhi while he was running away with the weapon after the murder.

According to Dilip Giri, Police Sub-Inspector at the Area Police Office, Damak, it seems that the murder was planned and executed out of impulse.

The police reached the spot which is three km away from the police station, Kerkha.

The bodies were taken for post-mortem Sunday morning.

Publish Date : 03 October 2022 18:53 PM

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