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Lalitpur couple found dead in sauna; asphyxiation suspected

Kathmandu, January 30

A couple was found dead inside a sauna in Tikhidewal of Lalitpur district, in Kathmandu, on Wednesday evening.

The victims have been identified as Hasta Garbuja Magar and his wife Netra Kumari, who were residing in Tikhidewal of Lalitpur metropolitan city-15. SP Durga Singh of the Metropolitan Police Range, Lalitpur says the cause of the death might be asphyxiation.

The man is the personal secretary of former minister and ruling Nepal Communist Party leader Tham Maya Thapa Magar.

The couple had gone to the local Fit and Fine Gym for a regular exercise yesterday evening. Then, they had gone for a sauna. After they did not come out till the late evening, the sauna operators had launched an investigation.

They were rescued unconscious and rushed to the Patan Hospital, where the doctors declared them dead.

Further investigation is underway.

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