A construction businessman was found murdered in Nakkhu, Lalitpur. The deceased has been identified as Rajan Basnet (39) of Chanakhu, Manthali Municipality-10, Ramechhap. Siddha Bikram Shah, spokesperson at the Metropolitan Police Range, Lalitpur, said that they have apprehended six persons based on the complaint filed by Basnet’s relatives.

According to Shah, locals informed the police after they saw the lifeless body on roadside while they were heading towards the Bishnu Devi Temple to offer worship on Sunday morning.

The body has been kept at the Patan Hospital for postmortem. Police said that they are looking into the case.