Three people have been arrested in connection with the murder of Venisha Limbu, who was found dead at Manpokhari, Nagarkot of Bhaktapur district, on February 26. 

Metropolitan Police Crime Division (MPCD), Teku, arrested Sunny Lama, 28, Sajit Lama, 24, and Rajan Rai,19, residents of Bouddha, Kathmandu, for their alleged involvement in the murder of Venisha. 

Venisha Limbu, a native of Dhankuta and  resident of Kapan, Kathmandu, had gone missing since February 20. Preliminary investigation has revealed that Limbu had affair with Sunny Lama, MPCD Chief Sarbendra Khanal said. 

According to police investigation, Venisha had gone to Thamel-based Hard rock disco with the accused and returned to spend the night together at an apartment near Bouddha Gate. “It has been found that Sunny, Venisha and the absconding accused stayed together at an apartment after drinking alcohol,” said Khanal.

Sunny and Venisha had consensual sex at the apartment. And then after a while, the absconding accused knocked on the door of the room where Venisha and Sunny were staying. The absconding man told Sunny to leave with the intention to rape Venisha that led to a minor verbal exchange with Sunny. Venisha entered the toilet after realising the absconding man's intention to rape her. After she refused to let him have sex, the man allegedly pushed her from the sixth floor of the building, said SSP Khanal. 

After pushing here down, the accused along with Sunny, left the apartment in a car to take Venisha to hospital. He drove her around the town without taking her to hospital. But she succumbed to her injuries in the car after which they later took her body to Nagarkot and threw, police said.

SSP Khanal said a team of the MPCD arrested them from their hiding in Sarlahi. Meanwhile, an accused is still on the run.