According to police , on June 21, 55-year-old Pithambar Khatiwada allegedly killed 52-year-old Radhika Khatiwada of Maijogmai Rural Municipality-2, Tarsingh, by striking her with a machete. Assistant Superintendent Madan Basnet of the Gorkhe Police Station has suggested that Pithambar may have taken his wife’s life during a dispute over property shares on the night of July 6.
Upon arriving at the crime scene, ASP Basnet noted that the circumstances indicated that Pitambar had potentially committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree near the house following the killing. Inspector Santosh Rai of the Area Police Office, Pashupatinagar, confirmed that the police received information regarding the incident and promptly initiated an investigation.
The deceased’s body will undergo a postmortem examination at the district hospital on July 7, alongside the report on the incident.