DADELDHURA: Tek Bahadur Bhandari, a 58-year-old businessman, has been arrested in connection with the murder of 14-year-old Aarti Bhattarai, whose body was discovered in the Pokhara market area of Dadeldhura on Saturday.
The District Police Office of Dadeldhura reported that Bhandari, who operates a book and stationery shop near the crime scene, confessed to the murder.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Sugandh Shrestha, Bhandari admitted to strangling Bhattarai in his shop after becoming enraged during their conversation.
Local residents have raised concerns that the murder may have occurred following an attempted sexual assault.
While police await the post-mortem report, DSP Shrestha indicated that it is too early to draw conclusions about the circumstances surrounding the crime.
“It is possible that the girl refused his advances, but that has not yet been confirmed,” Shrestha stated.
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