4 years ago
Makawanpur Police on Monday made public four persons arrested on the charge of murdering a woman in Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City-4 on June 15. Sushmita KC, 24, was found dead inside her kitchen the following day.
Police arrested deceased’s father-in-law Prakash Thapa (58), mother-in-law Tulasa Thapa (50), and sisters-in-law Durga Thapa (27) and Sita Thapa (23).
During the press meet, Superintendent of Police (SP) Sushil Singh Rathore informed that police, after a detailed investigation, found that KC was murdered by her husband’s family for the insurance money of her deceased husband, Rupendra Thapa.
Police had arrested Prakash and Sita on June 18 and had proceeded with the investigation. During which, police found that the family had been psychologically abusing Sushmita, claiming money from various insurances of Rupendra who died last September in a road accident.
Police also found that the father-in-law had even tried to rape her.
