Bungdol: A man has been arrested for murdering his wife in Bungdol of Makwanpurgadhi Rural Municipality-5. Man Bahadur Shivabhakti, 45, who lived with his in-laws in Bungdol, has been taken into custody on the charge of strangling his 40-year-old wife, Durgalaxmi, to death.
According to National News Agency Nepal, Man Bahadur confessed to the police that he strangled his wife due to stress, as she was paralyzed and unable to walk. He also informed the police that he attempted to commit suicide, but the rope snapped, leading him to contact the authorities.
The police have stated that further investigation into the case is ongoing, while an autopsy of Durgalaxmi’s body is awaited at Hetauda Hospital.