Man Found Dead in Lamjung, Two Arrested

Lamjung. Police have confirmed the murder of an elderly man found dead in a suspicious condition in the Bhirpani Community Forest above Akashdanda, Ward No. 1 of Besisahar Municipality, and have arrested two individuals. The arrested include the main perpetrator of the murder and the businessman who bought the looted gold. Buddhibahadur Bohara, 57, residing in Tamang Tole, Shera, Besisahar Municipality-8, had left home on the morning of Ashar 21st and was out of contact. After he did not return, his wife Balkumari Bohara submitted an application with his description to the District Police Office, Lamjung, on Ashar 23rd for search and rescue. During the search, on Ashar 25th, around 9:00 AM, his body was found in a decomposed state in the Bhirpani Community Forest, with parts of his body and face already decomposed. A team under the command of a Police Inspector was deployed to the scene and began an investigation. The deceased Bohara used to wear a gold chain around his neck and a gold ring on his finger, but these ornaments were missing when the body was found. Subsequently, the police advanced the investigation with the help of a technical team from the Gandaki Province Police Office, Pokhara. Based on CCTV footage from various locations and technical analysis, it was observed that Vijay Lamichhane, 30, of Dhoke, Ward No. 1 of Dordi Rural Municipality, Lamjung, was with Bohara on the day he went missing. Upon taking Lamichhane into custody and interrogating him, he confessed to murdering Buddhibahadur Bohara by hitting him with a wooden log. After the murder, he looted the gold chain and ring worn by the deceased and fled towards Chitwan on the night of Ashar 21st. Lamichhane revealed that he sold the ornaments at the Maulikalika Gold and Silver shop operated by Deepak Bishwakarma in Parbatipur, Ward No. 21, Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Chitwan, on Ashar 22nd. He stated that he received Rs 44,000 immediately after handing over the ornaments and had an agreement to receive the remaining Rs 600,000 later. Based on this statement, a police team dispatched from Lamjung, with the help of local police, searched the gold and silver shop in Parbatipur and recovered the stolen gold chain and ring. Deepak Bishwakarma, 43, the shop owner, was arrested on Ashar 30th on charges of being involved in the purchase of stolen gold and brought to Lamjung. Police have also recovered the wooden log used in the murder from the scene. According to Netrabahadur Thapa, Acting Information Officer and Police Inspector of the District Police Office, Lamjung, an investigation is underway with a five-day remand extension obtained from the court against the arrested main perpetrator Vijay Lamichhane and the gold shop owner Deepak Bishwakarma on charges of murder and robbery.