BIRATNAGAR, March 18: The suspect in the murder case of 23-year-old staff nurse Chandrika Kumari Das, employed at Nobel Teaching Hospital in Biratnagar-4, has been discovered dead in a hotel in Biratnagar.

Morang Police Chief SP Navaraj Karki stated that 22-year-old Shiva Shankar Das, who had been on the run following Chandrika Kumari’s murder, was found dead last night, hanging in his hotel room adjacent to Nobel Hospital.

Shiva Shankar, purportedly Chandrika Kumari’s romantic partner, was found dead three days after Chandrika Kumari’s demise.

The hotel where Shiva Shankar apparently took his life is approximately 300 meters southeast from the location where nurse Chandrika Kumari was murdered.

Chandrika, hailing from Siraha’s Phulkahkatti Municipality, had been living in a room at Dr Dhirendra Giri’s residence on Biratnagar-4 Budhathoki Marga for two months.

Her lifeless body was discovered in the bathroom of the room she occupied, where she was brutally killed on Friday afternoon.

The nurse’s neck, face, and other body parts bore severe injuries inflicted by sharp weapons.

Chandrika Kumari fell victim to her lover Shiva Shankar’s heinous act, with law enforcement pursuing him.

SP Karki revealed that during the manhunt for Shiva Shankar, who had fled, he was found to have taken his own life.

“After identifying the murder suspect, our search efforts intensified. We also employed technical means. Meanwhile, Shiva Shankar’s phone signal led us to Kanchanbari in Biratnagar on Sunday afternoon,” SP Karki stated.

Reports indicate that Shiva Shankar and Chandrika Kumari had been romantically involved for four years.

Shiva Shankar had ventured to Malaysia for employment.

During his absence, Chandrika Kumari engaged in a romantic liaison with Amin Dhanuk of Siraha.

“It appears that Chandrika Kumari’s infidelity in love drove Shiva Shankar to commit this heinous act,” said a police investigator probing the incident.

Stating that Shiva Shankar came to Nepal from Malaysia on March 10, SP Karki said, "On March 12, he came to Biratnagar and stayed in his girlfriend Chandrika's room." It seems that Chandrika was killed because she was cheating on him. It is said that Shiva Shankar, who escaped after killing, called his sister on Sunday afternoon and said that he would also commit suicide. It was not revealed where he went for two days after the murder.

After killing Chandrika, he kept the body in the bathroom, locked the room from outside, and gave the keys to his sister living in the other room, “Chandrika has gone to Jogbani for shopping. Give her this key when she arrives. I have to go out for work," said Shiva Shankar, according to the police.

The following day (Friday), Chandrika's friend sent a distressing image via WhatsApp depicting Chandrika lying in the bathroom, in a pool of blood. The friend alerted the housekeeper, who, in turn, notified the authorities. Upon their arrival, the police entered the premises and discovered the lifeless body.

 
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