POKHARA: A man murdered his estranged wife, who had filed for divorce from him, and committed suicide in Simalchaur, Pokhara of Kaski district on Wednesday, police said.

Sanjeev Nepali (24) of Kichnas-3, Syangja, had married Sonam Regmi (22) of Pauwaigaude-2, Syangja, four years ago. But the couple witnessed sourness in their conjugal life.

They had been living separately for some time and Regmi had filed for divorce, according to the Spokesperson at Kaski District Police Office, DSP Gajusiddhi Bajracharya.

With an apparent plan for murder-suicide, Nepali barged into Regmi's rented room this afternoon and dragged her to verandah of  house. He then used a khukuri to stab on the woman's throat and belly repeatedly at around 5:30 pm. He subsequently consumed poison.

“I can’t live without you. If I’m not living, I will not let you live,” an apparent suicide note found in Nepali's pocket read, according to police.

After hearing a woman yelling, locals went to see what was wrong -- only to discover a body lying in a pool of blood in the verandah of the house and a man left incapacitated and struggling to breathe,  Parvati Giri, a witness, said.

Regmi was already dead while Nepali was rushed to Gandaki Medical College, where he died during the course of treatment.

Both the bodies have been sent to the Western Regional Hospital for postmortem, according to police.