Biratnagar. The police have detained a young woman and started investigation regarding the death of a restaurant owner in Biratnagar. The body of young businessman Manoj Khatri was found hanging in Dharapani forest of Kerabari rural municipality 9 on Saturday afternoon.
A young woman who had a personal relationship with him has come under police investigation regarding his death case. It is seen that Khatri, the owner of ‘Pizzfire’ restaurant, has a personal relationship with a 27-year-old girl from Jhapa, who has been working in the restaurant for about 4-5 years.
After the incident, the police said that the investigation was started based on the financial accounts of the restaurant. Morang police chief SP Kavit Katwal informed that the girl was also looking at the financial accounts of the restaurant run by Khatri.
Initially, the police have started investigating the love relationship between Khatri and the girl. The police arrested the girl on Saturday night and started the investigation. According to the police, an investigation has been started against him for the crime of incitement to suicide.
However, the investigation has not confirmed whether the girl’s involvement or her behavior had any role in Khatri’s death. The police have said that there has been trouble in the relationship between Khatri and the girl recently and the matter related to the financial transactions of the restaurant is also worth investigating.
51-year-old Khatri, a resident of Biratnagar Metropolitan City-3, left home with a scooter around 1 pm on Friday. After that, he lost contact with his family and was found dead hanging from a tree in Dharapani forest located in Kerabari rural municipality-9 of Morang on Saturday afternoon.
He was identified on Saturday evening after family members identified him. Khatri is married. He has a wife, a son and a daughter. His wife was in India at the time of the incident.
After his return, the police said that the post-mortem process will be started in the presence of family members. Khatri’s body has been kept at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences in Dharan for post-mortem. SP Katwal said that the cause of death will be ascertained based on the post-mortem report, other evidence to be obtained and the facts revealed by the investigation.