KATHMANDU: Police have arrested a man in Banke on charges of issuing death threats during a dispute. The suspect has been identified as 28-year-old Sandeep Chaudhary of Baijanath Rural Municipality-8, Titiriya.
The incident occurred on Wednesday at approximately 5:30 a.m. in the courtyard of a grocery store owned by 29-year-old Shyamkumar Tharu. According to police reports, Chaudhary, who was under the influence of alcohol, engaged in an argument with Tharu and threatened to kill him while brandishing an object.
Following reports of the incident, a joint team from the Raniyalpur Dahawa Police Post and the Dhanauli Area Police Office arrived at the scene and apprehended the suspect. Authorities have confiscated the object used in the threat. Police stated that further investigation into the case is currently underway.
