Kathmandu, November 4
Police in Kathmandu say they have arrested Maya Sherchan in connection with the murder of construction entrepreneur Sharad Kumar Gauchan in October last year.
Sherchan is the wife of gangster Samir Man Singh Basnyat, who in already in police custody in connection with the same case. Police have claimed Basnyat is the mastermind behind the daylight murder.
Sherchan was arrested from Thulo Bharyang, Swayambhu of Kathmandu, according to an official of the Metropolitan Crime Division.
Police say some recently arrested suspects had revealed Sherchan’s involvement in the murder. Three of the suspects said they received arms used in various criminal cases from Sherchan.
Gauchan was murdered in Naya Baneshwor of Kathmandu on October 9 last year.
Responding to demands of the family and construction fraternity, the government has already decided to declare him a martyr.
