A man has been arrested on the charge of murdering Yaruna Pun, alias Neha Pun, a popular face in Magar cinemas.

Kaski Police on Monday made public Kirtan Khadgi, 21, alias Satish, a resident of the same village of Pun, charging him with the murder of the Magar cine artist.

Neha’s body was found wrapped in a black cloth near her house at Nayagaun, Pokhara-15 last Tuesday. Neha was working at Pokhara-based Smile cafe and has been a part of Magar films Gaula and Yupa.

The police informed that they had arrested the accused after a detailed investigation. Kaski Police SP hari Bahadur Pal said, “The cause of death is a blunt-force trauma to the victims head. It was learnt that Satish had murdered Pun after a detailed investigation.”

SP Pal further informed that Satish in his statement had admitted to have killed Pun in a fit of rage after the latter abused him verbally and refused his proposal to stay in a lakeside hotel for a night.