DSP Rai said that the nature of the incident appears suspicious due to the similarity between the location where the body was found, the items found, and the time of disappearance.
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The body of Manju Poudel Niraula, who went missing from Itahari, Sunsari, has been found in the Sardu watershed area of Dharan-4 after five days.
Manju, 35, of Itahari Sub-metropolitan City-2, went missing after leaving her home at 8:30 am on Kartik 24. When Manju did not return home, her family filed a missing person complaint with the Area Police Office, Itahari.
Three days after filing the complaint, on Kartik 27, a red ladies' sweater, black slippers, a brown bag and a shawl were found near Bouddha Vihar, Ward No. 4, Dharan Sub-metropolitan City, near Koshi Highway, police intensified their search and investigation.
After the family confirmed that the identity was Manju's, a team of 9 people was sent to the incident site under the command of Senior Deputy Inspector of Police Tikaram Khatri from the Area Police Office, Dharan. Since it is about 13 kilometers northeast of Dharan Bazaar, another team led by Deputy Inspector of Police Bhim Bahadur Basnet found Manju's body dead in a creek in the Sardu watershed area on Tuesday afternoon.
According to DSP Grihan Babu Rai of the Area Police Office, Dharan, the investigation has been intensified as the death appears suspicious. DSP Rai said that the nature of the incident appears suspicious due to the similarity between the location where the body was found, the items found and the time of disappearance. He said, "Given the geographical location and the condition of the body, the incident does not appear to be normal, a detailed investigation is underway." DSP Rai said that the cause of death and the nature of the incident will be clear only after the postmortem report and further investigation.
After the body was found, a team led by Police Inspector Jeevan Kumar Kunwar was deployed to the scene to complete the investigation and legal process. After completing the legal process, the body has been kept at the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Ghopa, Dharan for postmortem.
