Police have arrested a man accused of murdering his nephew and niece.

According to the police, 21-year-old Kharka Bahadur BK, a resident of Dafla, Triveni Rural Municipality-2 in Rolpa district was arrested for killing his five-year-old nephew Prem BK and three-year-old niece Basanti BK with an axe when they were playing near their house on Monday evening.

Kharka Bahadur, who had been absconding after committing the crime, was arrested from Nuwagaon, police said. An investigation has been started in this connection.

Meanwhile, a woman was arrested with eight kilogrammes of hashish at Madi Rural Municipality. Thirty eight years old Ram Pyari Jhankri of Thawang -5, Rolpa district was caught by police during police checking carried out on a passenger bus bound to Dang from Thabang. RSS