Man arrested for murdering wife

Bagmati, Aug 2: 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 arrested on the charge of strangling his 40-year-old wife Durgalaxmi to death, according to the District Police Office, Makawanpur.     

Man Bahadur has reportedly confessed to police, saying that he strangled his wife under stress because his wife was paralysed and unable to walk. He also told police that he tried to commit suicide, but the rope snapped and hence came into contact police.     

Police have said that further investigation into the incident is underway, while an autopsy of Laxmi's body is awaited at Hetauda Hospital. (RSS)