32-year-old Asmita Budha of Triveni Rural Municipality-6 Thumkatol of Rolpa was killed by her husband Khim Bahadur Budha on 13th of February. Asmita, who was cooking vegetables in the kitchen on Tuesday morning with her 14-month-old daughter in her arms, did not even think that her husband would be insecure.

Khim Bahadur was arrested by the police when he was wandering around the village with a machete after killing his wife by hitting her with a machete from behind. 

Saroj Prajapati, head of the area police office, Holeri Rolpa, said that his wife gave a statement that she killed him in a fit of rage. "In the investigation so far, the wife has admitted that she committed the murder in a fit of rage," he said.

Police said that Khim Bahadur regularly consumes alcohol. Asmita and Khim Bahadur have two sons and one daughter . 

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21-year-old Sundar Pariyar of Kanchan Rural Municipality-1 of Rupandehi killed his own mother Parvati Pariyar, 46, on February 1. In a fit of anger, he initially cut out his mother's eyes and later killed her. 

According to DSP Vijayraj Pandit of Butwal area police office, the society is shocked after Sundar killed his mother in a way that is hard to believe. According to the police, Saroj has been involved in criminal activities since before . During the investigation, he has admitted to the police custody that he killed his mother after she refused to give him money. 

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60-year-old Lal Bahadur Gharti of Malika Rural Municipality-8 Kalimati of Gulmi was killed by his own son 29-year-old Dambar Bahadur Gharti on the night of January 7. Dumbar killed his father by hitting him with a wood chip during a general dispute in the household. 

both were consuming alcohol at home . The father was a person with general disabilities. After drinking alcohol, he hit his father with chirps after arguing about his mother's old-age allowance and his father's disability allowance. Since there were only father, mother and son in the house, after the murder, he himself dug a hole and buried his father nearby.

According to Ward President Surya Bahadur Jisi, the house is in a secluded place near the forest, so the mother hid it because she was afraid that she would also be killed. Only the next day there was a commotion in the village. 

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53-year-old Chandrasingh Pun of Bhume Rural Municipality-4 Sakim of Rukum East killed his daughter Dhanti Budha and her 8-month-old son with a sharp weapon. After killing two people, he was walking with a khukuri in his hand and fell from the crowd when he saw the police car and tried to escape. During that time, the police say that he died after being cut by the mukuri he was carrying. 

District Police Office Rukum East Deputy Superintendent of Police Madhav Kharel said that the incident seems to have happened out of passion. "No premeditated plan to kill again was found," he said, who was involved in the investigation, "family, relatives and the whole society are becoming unsafe due to such an incident from family and relatives."

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The 60-year-old couple Ram Bahadur and Hukuma Pariyar were murdered on the night of February 9th in Pyuthan's Mandvi rural municipality-2 Ratapani. After 4 sons got married in India and 3 daughters went home, only the old couple was at home. 

Pankaj Pariyar, the son of his brother Ram Bahadur, who lives nearby, found them dead inside the house after they did not open the door until the afternoon of February 10th. The villagers along with Pankaj informed the police. While investigating, it was found that 34-year-old Pankaj killed two people, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Dipesh Basyal of Pyuthan.

'Investigation revealed that the murder was done by Pankaj Parne, who is the brother's son and nephew. He called and informed that his cousin had been killed,' he said, 'while investigating, it was found that he killed him by hitting him on the head with a cube.' 

Pankaj has admitted that he killed the deceased Hukuma because he used to abuse him as 'Tharo'. Pankaj's wife left him a year ago and got married again. Pankaj has confessed to the police that he killed his wife out of anger because he was scolding her for not keeping his wife and not having children. 

Pankaj entered through the upper floor window at night and killed the sleeping couple by hitting them on the head with a cube . 

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In the second week of January, 52-year-old Rudra Bahadur Budhathoki of Ribdikot Rural Municipality-1 Khyaha, who was living on rent in Tansen municipality-14 Badigyan tol of Palpa, was found dead in his tent. While investigating the murder of Budhathoki, who was a laborer, it was revealed that 32-year-old maid Madhav Bista had committed the murder. 

SP Narendra Chand, Chief of District Police Office Palpa, said that it was revealed that the housekeeper had committed the murder and the case is ongoing. "There have been three incidents of such a serious nature in Palpa recently, an unmarried girl was brutally murdered in Khyaha, a husband killed his wife with firewood in Rainadevi Chhahara," he said, "Many of the incidents are due to alcohol."

General mismatch, mental stress and lack of finances have become factors in many cases of murder. Migration from hilly districts is increasing . As there are no close neighbors and relatives in village houses, murders and crimes have increased. As children who can work have left home for employment, the elderly in the village are becoming unsafe. Pyuthan police chief Dipesh Basyal said that the security challenge is increasing. "Recently, people have started to feel unsafe from their families and society," he said, "This is also a serious challenge for society."

57 people have been killed in Lumbini in the last six months. Among them, 14 people were killed from the family. According to the Lumbini State Police Office, 9 people have been killed in Rupandehi till the middle of January. 7/7 in Dang and Banke, 6 in West Navalparasi, 5/5 in Pyuthan and Rolpa, 4/4 in Palpa and Gulmi, 3/3 in Rukum East, Arghakhanchi and Kapilvastu and 1 in Bardia have killed 57 people. 

Among them, 3/3 in Rupandehi and Pyuthan, 2 in Gulmi and Rolpa, 1/1 in Rukum East, Palpa, Arghakhanchi and Dang, 14 people have been killed from the same family. In 6 months, 788 cases have been registered in Lumbini province alone in incidents such as murder, extortion, kidnapping and killing industry, robbery.

Lumbini Province Police Chief DIG Dan Bahadur Karki says that the increasing materialism, indulgence and family break-up in the society are increasing the criminal activities recently. He said that due to disharmony within the family, lack of finances, appearance of others in the society, misuse of social media and mutual discord, the crime incidence graph is increasing. 

"Mainly, social deviation, family disintegration, appearance of others in society and use of various social networks seem to increase criminal activities and criminal mentality," he said, "Drug addiction, looking at or seeing on social media, and even in the name of property in the family, there have been incidents of fate." 

Even as young family members leave home for migration and employment, fragmentation in society is increasing . "Nepali society seems to be moving towards family disintegration," said Karki, "Family discord, domestic violence, child marriage, beatings, foreign affairs, the influence of the western country, 'living together', adultery have also increased crime."

Ward president of Mandvi Rural Municipality-2 of Pyuthan, Prakash Wali, says that there are only old people and unemployed people in the village and that is what is increasing the insecurity . "Due to migration, the settlement is very thin, murder, robbery or wrongdoing has increased now," he said, "those who are constantly using mobile phones, watching social media and learning from it, mental problems are increasing in the society, and the crime incidents are increasing."