Four persons were murdered in separate incidents in Morang, Baitadi, Tanahun and Kapilvastu districts in the past 24 hours.

Man Bahadur Ghatani, 31, of Pathari Shanishchare in Morang stabbed Samikshya Karki, 21, to death before trying to poison himself on Saturday.

Ghatani was rushed to Dharan for treatment, police said.

In Baitadi, Kamal Bohara hacked his wife Indu, 22, to death before he committed suicide at Patan Municipality-9 on Sunday. The 26-year-old man committed suicide hanging from the ceiling after he fatally attacked his wife with a sickle, said police.

According to the villagers, Kamal, who had recently returned from India, was suffering from a mental illness.

Similarly, Aakash Thapa,18, died when a gang attacked him with Khukuris at Damauli on Saturday evening. Critically injured Thapa died as he was being taken to Pokhara for treatment.

Police have rounded 10 suspects in connection to the attack.

In Kapilvastu, a wife murdered her husband following at Banganga-1 on Saturday night. Durga Neupane murdered her husband Shankar using a sharp-edge weapon, police said.