A 15-year-old girl from Chireshwarnath Municipality-4 was killed in a khukuri attack by Rambabu Shah, 32, of Ichhapur, Chireshwarnath Municipality-9. He reportedly attacked her with a khukuri on the night of 28 July. During the incident the girl’s 35-year-old mother and a 14-year-old girl from Dalkebar, Mithila Municipality-1,also got injured. All the individuals involved, the deceased, the injured, and the accused were residing in rented rooms in the same house located in Janakpurdham Sub-metropolitan City-4.
SP Narahari Regmi of Dhanusha District Police Office stated that the dispute was reportedly rooted in a family grudge. He informed that the accused is currently absconding and they are searching for him.
The injured were initially taken to the Provincial Hospital in Janakpurdham on 28 July and later were referred to Biratnagar for further treatment.