Police have arrested a man on the charge of killing his daughter and two granddaughters in Rolpa on Friday night.

The arrestee has been identified as Lil Bahadur Pun, 43, of Gorbot Dhapa in Rolpa Municipality-7.

Pun had murdered his 25-year-old daughter Pewawati KC and granddaughters aged two years and seven months.

According to Inspector Sudarshan Panthi of the District Police Office, Rolpa, Pewawati had come to her maternal home just three days ago to meet her ailing father.

Pun’s wife and son saved themselves by escaping from the home.

Pewawati was feeding her younger daughter while carrying the elder one on her back, when her father attacked her with an axe all off a sudden.

Pewawati's husband is in Malaysia in course of employment.

It has been learnt that Pun is suffering from mental disorder. RSS