SUNSARI, Oct 28: Police have arrested three people, including two minors aged 13 and 16, on suspicion of murdering 69-year-old Lalji Prasad Gupta of Biratnagar.
The suspects are 36-year-old Afroz Alam of Biratnagar Metropolitan City-6 and the two minors.
According to Sunsari District Police Office Chief Superintendent of Police Pushparaj Malla, preliminary investigations suggest that the murder followed a dispute over the theft of an electric water pump’s wiring.
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Police said Gupta had reportedly spread the word that Alam had stolen the wires, leading to a dispute. Preliminary findings indicate that Gupta was called to a house and killed. The two minors were allegedly involved in disposing of the body, police said.
Gupta’s body was found inside a sack on the bank of the Kesaliya River in Barju Rural Municipality on Sunday morning, October 25.
Originally from India, Gupta had been operating Lal Battery and Sons Traders in Biratnagar Metropolitan City-6 for around 40 years. He had been living alone in a rented room in Biratnagar.
Police said further investigation into the case is underway.
