Police launch investigation into suspected murder; case follows recent stabbing in Gaur
RAUTAHAT, AUGUST 24
Police have identified the woman whose body was found inside a suitcase in Rautahat on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as 26-year-old Rubi Kumari Sah of Gaur Municipality-2.
According to District Police Office Rautahat spokesperson DSP Raju Karki, locals discovered the rope-tied suitcase near Mudbalwa bend along the Gaur–Sirsiya–Gangapipra road section around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday and informed police. The body inside was later confirmed as Rubi, originally from Madhopur, Madhavnarayan Municipality-6, and the wife of Shivsagar Sah of Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India.
Police said Rubi had left home Saturday afternoon to visit a beauty parlor but did not return. Her body was found hours later abandoned by the roadside. The body has been sent to the Provincial Hospital in Gaur for post-mortem.
DSP Karki said blood was seen coming from her nose though no external injuries were found. Police suspect murder and are investigating the circumstances of her death.
The incident follows the fatal stabbing of Shahabuddin Miya in Gaur three days earlier, raising concerns over security in the district.
