DSP Gyanendra Bahadur Basnet of the District Police Office reported that the bodies of two girls from the same family were found in a banana field in Sundarharaicha Municipality-7 on August 31. The bodies of a one-year-old and a three-year-old girl, daughters of 31-year-old Arjun Karki and 29-year-old Jamuna Neupane of Sundarharaincha Municipality-7, were found under suspicious conditions. DSP Basnet stated that the preliminary investigation revealed that a domestic dispute occurred between the husband and wife on August 30.
DSP Basnet mentioned that the incident was suspicious because, after the dispute, the wife took the children with her, and a poison container was found at the scene. The police suspect that Arjun’s wife Asmita may have poisoned and killed their daughter as she has been out of contact after the incident.
DSP Gyanendra Bahadur Basnet said that the post-mortem report will confirm whether it’s a killing case or not. The body has been kept at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Ghopa for post-mortem. The police stated that an investigation into the incident has been initiated.