BHAKTAPUR, July 13: A woman died after she was hit by a hammer by her husband over a domestic spat at Suryabinayak-4, Sallaghari on Wednesday.

According to police, Bijay Karki, 35, hit his better half, Deepa Karki, 25, to death at around 4 pm today.

Inspector Hemanta Thapa at Metropolitan Police Circle at Jagati told Republica Online that Bijay has been arrested, adding that the dead body has been sent to the Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital for postmortem.

Deepa was a teacher at Suryadeep Higher Secondary School, Sallaghari.

Deepa’s family members have said that Bijay was a drug addict, however, his family has refuted the claim.
 

 
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