Two Arrested in Nepal Double Murder Linked to Extramarital Affair

Two individuals have been arrested in connection with the brutal double murder of two family members in Parwanipur Rural Municipality, Bara, allegedly stemming from an extramarital affair. Police have apprehended the deceased's wife and her alleged lover in connection with the homicide.

On Monday morning, an assailant entered the home of 50-year-old Jagrup Mandal in Rahariya Dih, Ward No. 1 of Parwanipur Rural Municipality, and indiscriminately stabbed the sleeping family members. District Police Office Bara stated that 31-year-old Ram Ishwar Mandal, the son, and 46-year-old Sumitra Mandal, the wife, died at the scene from the attack.

The head of the household, 50-year-old Jagrup Mandal, and his 21-year-old daughter, Rina Kumari Mandal, were seriously injured in the incident. Police reported that they are currently receiving treatment at L.S. Neuro Hospital. The bodies of the deceased have been sent to Provincial Hospital, Kalaiya, for post-mortem examination, according to District Police Office Bara's Superintendent of Police (SP) Narendra Kunwar.

The investigation team, operating under his command, concluded that the main cause of the incident was a domestic dispute arising from an extramarital relationship. Police arrested 23-year-old Manita Devi Mandal, the wife of the deceased Ram Ishwar, and her alleged lover, 27-year-old Dharmendra Mahato Dhanuk, a resident of Banjariya Tole, Prasuni Rural Municipality-7, on charges of involvement in the murder plot.

According to preliminary police investigation, the accused Dharmendra Mahato Dhanuk was working abroad in the UAE. He returned to Nepal on Magh 11. However, upon returning, he did not contact his family and was found actively planning the murder with Manita Devi.

Police arrested Dharmendra while he was attempting to flee to India via the Musaharwa checkpoint in Bishrampur Rural Municipality-4, after being on the run following the incident. Police also stated that the other accused, Manita Devi Mandal, was taken into custody after receiving treatment at the hospital where she was injured in the incident.

District Police Office Bara reported that both arrested individuals have been remanded for five days by the Bara District Court on Thursday, and a detailed investigation into the offense against life is underway.