Police arrested Padam Bahadur Tamang, 58 of Shankarapur Municipality-9, Kathmandu, on April 22 for the charge of killing his 46-year-old wife Maili Tamang.
Padam, who had fled after allegedly killing Tamang on the night of April 20, was arrested in Nuwakot as reported by SP Apil Raj Bohara from the Kathmandu Police Complex. Padma Bahadur Tamang, originally from Khadadevi-7, Ramechhap married Maili Tamang two months ago. The couple was currently living in Shankarapur Municipality-9, where they earned a living through farming.