Authorities have identified the suspect implicated in the Tare Bhir murder case.
Susma Lama, an 18-year-old grade 12 student, was discovered buried after being murdered in Tare Bhir of Shivapuri National Park on March 8.
The accused, a resident of Gokarneshwor Municipality-2, has been apprehended by the Valley Crime Investigation Office.
Rupendra Lama, aged 21, was arrested on Friday night in connection with Susma Lama’s murder.
Initial investigations suggest that the tragic incident resulted from the rejection of a love proposal, as per the police.
The victim was a student at Budhanilkantha Secondary School.
It has been found that the accused, Rupendra, had been monitoring Susma’s movements on her way to school for eight days before committing the murder.
According to police reports, Rupendra is suspected of murdering Susma on February 5 while she was on her way to school.
The post-mortem report indicates that Susma was strangled to death. After the murder, Rupendra buried Susma’s body.
