A team headed by Police Inspector at the District Police Office, Lal Bahadur Saud, on the support of Doti police have brought Chandra Bahadur Airi of Kanchanpur-5, Gulariya, posted at Bhairab Battalion of the Nepal Army, Doti, to Baitadi Thursday night in connection with preliminary investigation. [break]
Deputy Superintendent of Police of Baitadi district, Bishnu Bahadur Karki, said Chandra Bahadur was arrested after father of the deceased, Ram Bahadur Saud of Alital-8 in Dadeldhura, filed a petition against son-in-law saying his son-in-law murdered his wife after bringing her to Baitadi from Krishnapur of Kanchanpur.
Karki said investigation into the case is underway.Locals found the bodies of Dhansari Airi, 24, and four-year-old Saraswoti Airi, with burns at Siddheswor-9 in Baitadi on September 17.
The locals recovered the body of Dhansari half-burnt and only the head of her daughter at the incident-site.
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