Couple along with eight-month-old daughter found dead

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Jhapa: Three members of the same family at Ramailo Tole at Kankai Municipality-1 in Jhapa district have been found dead in their house.

Those suspected to kill themselves were 40-year-old Rabin Bishwakarma and his spouse 29-year-old Muna Bishwakarma. Their 8-month-old daughter Rubina Bishwakarma was also found dead, according to the District Police Office (DPO), Jhapa.

Spokesperson at the DPO, Jhapa, Rakesh Thapa shared that they were found hanging in their own house today morning. Muna had carried her daughter in her bust and was found hanging by a shawl, spokesperson Thapa added.
Deceased Rabin was foreign employment aspirant and had tested positive for Covid-19. He had returned home from Kathmandu after being tested positive for the Coronavirus infection, the locals said.

Rabin was working as an agent for a manpower company, according to the locals. The reason behind the suicide has not been ascertained yet, police said, adding that they were probing the matter.