The body of Halima Khatun, 24, of Videha Municipality-9, was found on 11 February, near the road leading to Kanakpatti along the Shahid Path from Tetariya Bazaar toward Paudeshwar in Janakpurdham Sub-Metropolitan City–17, according to DSP Ganesh Bahadur Bam of the District Police Office, Dhanusha.
He stated that after locals spotted the body in the morning and informed the authorities, a police team immediately reached the scene. Since the deceased was found with a scarf wrapped around her neck, there is a preliminary suspicion that she may have been strangled to death. The police said the body has been kept at a hospital in Janakpurdham for a provincial post-mortem examination.