INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 5
A woman working at Jawalakhel-based Alka Hospital in Lalitpur was found dead last night, four days after she was
reported missing.
Gita KC, 39, was found in the forest of Lele in Muldol of Godavari Municipality, her face down on the ground.
Deputy
Superintendent of Police Krishna Ojha, head of Metropolitan Police Circle at Chapagaun, which is investigating the case, said that
preliminary investigation suggested she was murdered a few days ago.
There is, however, no clear physical evidence such as injuries on the
We could see a dark spot in her mouth
Other than that no other physical mark was visible, he said.
A photograph shows the woman was wearing a pink top and dark coloured trousers,
which were almost intact.
One of the shoes of the victim was found a few metres away from her body and her bag around 100 meters away
Two police dogs deployed at the scene had found the womans shoe and bag.
DSP Ojha further said the spot where her body was found had some
marks on the ground suggesting that she was killed somewhere else and her body was dragged and dumped there.
Gitas family had lodged a
complaint with the police after she didnt return home on the night of September 2
She used to live in Bhaisepati with her husband and two children.
Police have arrested Gitas cousin Krishna Ojha in connection with the
incident for further investigation
The body has been sent to Patan Hospital for post-mortem and the result is expected to reveal further clues as police do not have a clear
idea how the woman died.
A version of this article appears in e-paper on September 6, 2020, of The Himalayan Times.
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