Engineering student murdered in Lalitpur

Lalitpur, December 24 — A student has been murdered in Lalitpur.

23-year-old Nayan Gurung, an engineering student, was killed in a knife attack during an argument at the Town Hub restaurant in Chyasal.

The police have stated that Nayan, who had gone to the restaurant with his friends last night, was stabbed by Hemraj Bhatta, a restaurant employee with a permanent residence in Dadeldhura.

SSP Shekhar Kharel of the District Police Range, Lalitpur, informed that Bhatta, who was at the counter, stabbed him and killed him. It is said that Bhatta suddenly attacked him with a knife during a mutual argument.

After the incident that took place at around 9:20 pm, the police have taken Bhatta, who was the one who stabbed him, into custody and are investigating.

The deceased Gurung was studying in the fourth semester of BE at Himalaya College in Lalitpur.