DHADING: At a time when different organistaions are organising various programmes to end violence against women across the country, a female official at the National Investigation Department (NID) has been found dead at Chapkot, Sunkhani-2 along the Chahare-Tokha road section of Nuwakot on Tuesday.

According to Inspector Pradhumna Adhikari of the District Police Office, Nuwakot, the deceased has been identified as Rita Gurung (23) of Thalachung-9 of Gorkha.

Gurung was stationed at Maharajgunj area of the Capital.

Police informed that they have nabbed Ajay Dhakal (25) of Ganeshthan-4, Nuwakot for his alleged involvement in the murder.

Preliminary investigation revealed that Gurung was strangled to death. Police recovered the body at around 6pm yesterday.

According to locals, they had seen Dhakal and Gurung together heading towards the Chanpe forest on a bike (Ba 64 Pa 223) yesterday evening. Hence, police suspect that Dhakal might have killed Gurung.

Dhakal was about to flee from the scene when the locals took him under control and handed over to the police.

Police said that they have also impounded a two-wheeler belonging to Dhakal.

The body of Gurung has been sent to the Capital for postmortem.

The motive behind the murder is yet to be ascertained, said police.

Further investigation into the incident is underway.