7-year-old girl found murdered in Surkhet

KARNALI: A seven-year-old girl was found murdered with her throat slit at Dhapkhark in Lekbeshi Municipality-1 of Surkhet on Tuesday.

The daughter of local Gagan Bahadur Sunar was found dead 500 meters away from the home, Madhav Prasad Shrestha, spokesperson at the Karnali Province Police Office, said.

The girl had left home for a local grocery at 10 am on Sunday. After she did not return home from the grocery for a long time, the family informed the police at 9 am the next day.

Immediately after receiving the information, a police team led by Inspector Chakra Bahadur Deuba started searching for the missing girl. The team found the girl dead with her throat slit 500 meters away from the home.

The investigation bureau of Karnali Province Police including DSP Padam Bahadur Bista of the District Police Office, Surkhet has been looking into the case. RSS