An American woman who had been missing for the past one month is revealed to have been murdered in Pokhara.

Police said Narayan Poudel, a school teacher at Dhital-3, murdered 26-year-old Dahlia Ayehia (passport number 451383847). She had come to Nepal to help earthquake victims.

“Poudel was found calling her to Nepal on the pretext of helping quake victims. He has admitted to have killed her and dumped her body in the Seti river,” said Deputy Superintendent of Police Govinda Adhikari. He said Poudel, who is taken into police custody, tried to commit suicide jumping off the roof of the District Police Office. He is now undergoing treatment at Manipal Teaching Hospital. Police have also recovered blood-stained pillow and victim’s clothes from Poudel’s room.