43-year-old Nar Bahadur Basnet of Gowatar Gabingkhola, Belka Municipality-7 Mainamaini, Udaipur, was arrested while he was absconding. He was arrested by the police last night on the charge of killing three of his own descendants.
33-year-old Rajkumar Basnet, 33-year-old Sarita Basnet, and 12-year-old Sujan Basnet of Belka Municipality-7 Mainamaini were killed during a family dispute on Friday afternoon. Nar Bahadur was on the run after murdering his wife Sarita and son Sujan brutally with a Khukuri.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Rakesh Kumar Shodar, Information Officer of the District Police Office, a team from the local police office in Belka Rampur was mobilized immediately after the incident. He was arrested from the forest near Belka-6 Barbot along with the murder weapon. Superintendent of Police Gyanendra Phuyal said that Nar Bahadur's statement is being taken and the reason for the murder will be revealed soon. All three bodies have been taken to VP Memorial Hospital in Sunsari for autopsy.
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