Police on Wednesday arrested a woman and man from Painyupata in Baglung Municipality-13 in Baglung district for killing her younger brother-in-law on Friday night.

Investigation has revealed that Rita Nepali killed Binod Harijan with the help of accomplice Tek Bahadur Thapa by suffocating Binod to death.

Rita and her younger brother-in-law had been in illicit relationship since Rita's husband is abroad for employment.

Although alleged Rita and Tek Bahadur tried to cover their crime by portraying the incident as suicide, police's investigation ascertained the circumstances in which the incident occurred to be a murder, according to Superintendent of Police (SP) Chandra Kuber Khapung.

The incident took place following a dispute between the sister-in-law and her brother-in-law, Rita later confessed to the police.

Case against the arrested duo would be registered for murder and legal action would be taken against the culprit, said SP Khapung. RSS