A 38-year-old man, Khem Bahadur Darlami Magar, from Chhathar Jorpati-2, Dhankuta, was found dead on Thursday. Police have arrested his youngest wife, Jitmaya Limbu, along with four others. According to the police, Magar had injuries suggesting he was murdered. Investigations revealed that he often abused his wife.
On Wednesday, after he assaulted her again, she and the others allegedly attacked him with a bamboo stick and strangled him. Police have recovered the weapons used in the attack, and further investigations are ongoing, said DSP Om Prakash Khanal of Dhankuta District Police.