Police in Morang district on Friday morning arrested a youth on the charge of killing his neighbour in Sundarharaicha Municipality-3
The arrested has been identified as Pujan Rai (23) of Sundarharaicha Municipality and the deceased as his neighbour Bishnu Rishidev (40).
Rai allegedly killed his neighbour with a sharp weapon.
Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of security personnel deployed from Morang District Police Office (DPO) and Belbari-based Area Police Office arrested the accused from his residence in Lochani. Police also recovered the sharp weapon used in the killing.
Rai will be tried under the National Civil (Code) Act, 2017 (2074), said police.
Meanwhile, further investigation into the case is underway, the DPO informed.
