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Itahari man allegedly murders wife
The victim dies after being attacked at home.bookmark
Arjun Subedi
Published at : September 30, 2025
Updated at : September 30, 2025 10:27
Itahari
A 30-year-old man allegedly killed his 25-year-old wife in Itahari on Monday evening.
Police said that Suman Dahal, originally from Aiselukharka Rural Municipality-1 in Khotang and living in Itahari Sub-metropolitan city-12, struck his wife, Anisha Bhattarai, on the head with a wooden bat.
Severely injured, Bhattarai was taken to Birat Teaching Hospital in Biratnagar with police assistance, but she died at 9:10 pm during treatment, said DSP Subash Hamal of Itahari police station.
Dahal has been taken into police custody.
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