Accused of Killing Arrested

  July 27, 2022 By: INSEC

Police have arrested Pradeep Limbu, 19 on July 26, 2022, on the charge of killing his 41-year-old aunt Sita Limbu of Menchhayem Rural Municipality-1.

During a domestic dispute between elder brother Sandeep Limbu and younger brother Pradeep Limbu, on June 16, 2021, aunt Sita Limbu was injured. She was wounded by a Khukuri, while she tried to separate them.

The injured victim bled profusely after the incident and died due to loss of blood. After Sita’s death during treatment at the district hospital on June 18, her husband Madan Limbu,44, filed a complaint against Sandeep and Pradeep at the district police office on the same day.

The victim’s husband told INSEC that her wife was killed due to the fight between those two brothers.

Inspector Chhe Phinjo Bhote of the District Police Office told INSEC representative that Pradeep Limbu, was arrested from Mangalung market on July 26, 2022, while he was returning from Itahari via public transport whereas another accused, Sandeep Limbu, is absconding and the search is on, informed the police.

The post-mortem of the body was conducted at the District Hospital on June 18, 2021.

The ward chairperson Ward-1, Sahaman Limbu, informed that the family received the dead body on the same day and completed their final rites at the crematory of Menchhayyem Rural Municipality-1.


Suresh Khatri