An unknown group set fire to a house in Musikot municipality ward number-8 Kasubang and attacked the owner of the house, 58-year-old Dhanmati Gharti. Police said that the incident took place around 11 pm on Saturday when Dhanmati was alone at home.

Dhanmati, the victim, said that while she was about to sleep, the house suddenly caught fire. Currently undergoing treatment at a teaching hospital in Kohalpur, she said that the incident took place when her husband went to work in Pallo village that night and her daughter-in-law went to the neighbor's house and did not return.

'After realizing that there was a fire, I came out to save my life . The animals in the barn were taken out and shouted. At that time, a man with his mouth completely covered tried to kill me by holding my neck,'' she said. Then the neighbors got to know and gathered and that man ran away.'

Dhanmati's eldest daughter Ramita Budha told about the incident, 'I came to know about the incident at around 12 o'clock in the night and rushed to Maiti. And we took the mother to the hospital," she said, "We brought her here (Kohalpur) after she was told that the mother would not be treated in the district hospital. She is being treated now. Suspecting that the incident was caused by the intention of taking her mother's life, Ramita adds, "We have lodged a complaint with the police as we suspect some people." And after investigating the truth of the incident, we have demanded action against the culprits.

Chief Deputy Superintendent of Police of the District Police Office, Pramesh Bista, said that the victim had filed a complaint on Monday and an investigation is underway. "We are investigating the incident based on the information given by the victim and in our own way. "I am not in a position to say this right now," he said.