INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, February 10
Muna Adhikari Karki, wife of former government secretary Arjun Karki, today succumbed to severe head injuries which
she allegedly suffered at the hands of a domestic help.
The 49-year-old was found unconscious in a pool of blood at her residence in Sanepa
at around 11:15 am and was rushed to nearby Star Hospital where she was declared dead on arrival.
Police strongly suspect 22-year-old
domestic help Bijay Chaudhary hand in the murder, as CCTV footage shows him &dragging Muna&
Chaudhary body was also found inside the house
He apparently killed himself by hanging after committing the crime, according to police.
Preliminary investigation shows that the
perpetrator &most probably killed her after raping her&, according to Senior Superintendent of Police Sahakul Bahadur Thapa of Metropolitan
Police Crime Division.
When police reached the crime scene they found walls of the kitchen, where the body of Muna was lying, splattered
&Blood splashes in such a manner when victims are hit indiscriminately with tremendous force,& said Senior Superintendent of Police Tek
Prasad Rai, who heads the Metropolitan Police Range, Jawalakhel
There were also marks around the victim neck and wrists, which indicate the perpetrator tried to strangle her and tied her hands.
Police,
however, did not find any heavy object that was used to commit the crime, except &broken ceramic plates, a broken plastic chair, and
ropes&.
Muna lived in the two-storey house in the posh Sanepa area with her husband, 11-year-old son and Chaudhary
One of her two daughters is in the US and the other is in the UK
This morning the family driver dropped the son at Satdobato-based Ullens School and returned to Karki residence at around 8:00am
After the driver left the house, Karki drove to Pashupatinath temple.
&Normally, I used to play golf every morning, but today I decided to
visit the temple as Monday is considered auspicious to offer prayers to Lord Shiva,& a devastated Karki told his relatives who had gathered
at his residence to console him this afternoon.
When he returned home at around 11:15 am he found the main entrance gate locked
He waited for someone to open it but nobody came
He then opened the gate himself and parked the car.
When he entered the residence, he saw Chaudhary lying on the floor
A green broken plastic rope was tied around his neck
The other end of the rope was tied to the indoor balcony railing on the first floor of the house
He must have fallen after the rope that he used to commit suicide tore apart, according to police personnel.
&I then rushed to the kitchen
shouting Muna but she was lying in a pool of blood,& Karki said sobbing.
Karki then remembers going unconscious for some time
After gaining consciousness, he started shouting for help
&We were preparing to have lunch and we heard Karki screaming, ‘He killed her, he finished everything&,& said Yamindra Oli, Karki
neighbour.
&The strongest evidence we have gathered so far is the CCTV footage, which shows Chaudhary dragging Muna from behind when she was
working in the kitchen,& Superintendent of Police Mukesh Singh said, adding, &The CCTV placed outside the house had recorded the incident as
the window curtains were open.&
The Karki couple were scheduled to perform Bratabandha (Hindu ritual of anointing young boys) of their
youngest son on February 19 and were planning to spend the day making preparations.
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