Two sisters found dead in Bhaktapur, suicide suspected
The sisters had been living in a rented room at the house of Chakradhar Prajapati.
KATHMANDU: Two sisters from the same family were found dead in a suspected suicide case in Bode Sintitar, Madhyapur Thimi Municipality-8, Bhaktapur, on Wednesday morning.
The deceased have been identified as 17-year-old Menuka Kandel and her 15-year-old sister Srijana Kandel, originally from Panchapuri Municipality-8, Surkhet.
The sisters had been living in a rented room at the house of Chakradhar Prajapati.
According to the District Police Office, Bhaktapur, the sisters were found hanging from the same rope in the passage of their rented room around 6:45 AM.
While initial findings suggest suicide, authorities have not ruled out other possibilities and further investigation is underway.
Police have secured the scene and are collecting evidence.
The bodies have been sent to a nearby hospital for post-mortem examination.
The cause of the incident remains under investigation, police said.
