Mugu: Four persons of a single family have been found dead at Mandu village of Chhayanath Rara Municipality-6 in Mugu district. They are suspected to have been murdered. However, factors like who murdered them for what reasons have been unknown.

The victims have been identified as Sridevi Bohara, 28, a local resident; her 11-year-old son Manoj; her nine-year-old daughter Apsara; and her eight-month-old son Rahar, as confirmed by Deputy Superintendent of Police Birendra Thapa. Upon receiving this distressing news, a police team promptly arrived at the scene, which is located southeast of Gamgadhi, the district headquarters. The bodies of the deceased have been transported to the district hospital for a postmortem examination.

It has been reported that Sridevi's spouse is currently abroad for employment-related reasons. DSP Thapa has stated that further investigations into the case are currently in progress.

Preliminary police inquiries suggest that on Oct 24, Sridevi, along with her children, had visited her maternal home in the nearby Kotilla village to receive Dashain tika. They returned to their home the following evening. It is believed that they may have been murdered on the same night, according to the police.

On Oct 26, when the neighbors noticed that the main door of Sridevi’s house was locked, they assumed that the family had gone to their farmland to collect vegetables. However, on Oct 27, concerned about their whereabouts, the neighbors contacted Sridevi’s maternal relatives. They were informed that Sridevi had left her maternal home on Oct 25. In response, the neighbors decided to enter her house at around 10 am today, only to discover the lifeless bodies of the four family members.