Biratnagar, April 20

The body of a woman was found at Pathari bazaar of Pathari Sanischare Municipality, Morang, this morning.

The body of Rina Basnet, aged 29, was found without clothes in front of her rented flat at Pathrai Sanischare.

Basnet was operating a cosmetic shop at Pathari bazaar. Police said the incident was mysterious as Basnet’s inner garments were recovered from inside her room.

Basnet was living in a rented room on the third floor of local Bir Bahadur Basnet’s house with her son. Basnet had returned to her room with her 14-year-old son from a cultural programme held at Pathari bazaar last evening. After they came back, Rina’s son went to sleep in a separate room.

Morang Superintendent of Police Manoj KC said the cause of death was not clear. A preliminary investigation showed that Rina had consumed liquor and police recovered some beer bottles from her room. Rina’s husband is employed in Dubai.

“Our probe shows that Rina was in her room till midnight. But, we cannot say how the incident unfolded thereafter,” said SP KC.

Police personnel probing in the incident, however, suspected that Rina might have been murdered after she was raped. The body has deep cuts on the head. The body has been sent to Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences for post-mortem.