KATHMANDU: Police have arrested seven individuals in connection with the murder of policeman Yubaraj Ghimire. The suspects were presented to the public today.
The arrested individuals are:
- Sachin Pariyar, 21, also known as Aaite, from Chagunarayan Municipality-1, Bhaktapur
- Anjali Shrestha, 18, from Dupcheshwor Rural Municipality-1, Nuwakot
- Basundhara Karki, 21, from Aandhikhola Rural Municipality-3, Syangja
- Nunmaya Karki, 56, also from Aandhikhola
- Buddha Lama Tamang, 21, from Okhare, Tani Rural Municipality-4, Nuwakot
- Amrit Tamang, 30, also known as Dorje, from Indrawati Rural Municipality-1, Sindhupalchowk
- A 13-year-old boy whose name has not been disclosed
Senior Superintendent of Police Basant Rajaure provided details about the case.
Ghimire, who hailed from Majuwagadhi Rural Municipality-1 in Khotang, was serving at the Traffic Police Sector in Durbar Marg.
Ghimire’s body was discovered in Manmaiju of Tarkeshwor-9, Kathmandu.
It was found concealed beneath a mattress on the ground floor of an under-construction house.
The accused were temporarily residing in Manmaiju at the time of the incident.
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