Makawanpur District Court has convicted four persons in the June 2020 murder of 24-year-old Sushmita KC.

A single bench of judge Shree Prasad Sanjel on Friday sentenced KC’s father-in-law Prakash Thapa, his daughters Durga and Sita Thapa and son-in-law Arun Karki to 25 years in prison for the murder.

Sushmita’s mother-in-law was sentenced to 10 years in prison for being an accomplice to the murder. Sushmita was found beaten to death at home.

Her husband, Rupendra Thapa, died on October 10, 2019, in a road accident. According to police, the family killed Sushmita so that they could claim Rupendra’s insurance policy.