DARCHULA, June 8: A single woman has been killed by burning in Baril of Shailyashikhar Municipality-1 of Darchula. Anibha Khadayat, 45, of Baril was killed, said information officer for the District Police Office, Darchula, Inspector Lokendra Karki.
The woman was killed by setting fire to a haystack stored near her house. A team led by Darchula Police Chief DSP Pratik Bista has left for the site to investigate the cause of the incident. A team has been mobilized from the Area Police Office, Gokuleshwar to investigate the incident, said Inspector Karki.
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Ward Chairperson of Shailyashikhar Municipality- 1, Bharat Bahadur Khadayat said that the body of Khadayat was found at night. The woman's husband died seven years ago and she has two daughters and a son. According to Inspector Karki, the police have arrested two locals Birendra Khadayat and Tula Khadayat for interrogation.