Brothers Murdered by Stabbing in Patan; Two Arrested

March 25, Kathmandu – Two brothers were fatally stabbed near Krishna Mandir in Patan, Lalitpur. The victims, 33-year-old Sumit Nembang and his 26-year-old brother Sirjan Nembang, were attacked with a knife by Sanjeev Nepali. Both were seriously injured and taken to B and B Hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries, according to Lalitpur Police Chief SSP Hobindra Bogati.

Police apprehended two suspects while they were attempting to flee the scene. The incident reportedly began on Wednesday evening when the Nembang brothers received a phone call from Sanjeev. Though the parties did not know each other, a brief conversation ensued after the call from an unknown number, which soon escalated into a dispute. Following the rising tensions over the phone, Sanjeev invited the brothers to meet him in Patan. When the brothers, who reside in Imadol, arrived, Sanjeev, who works at a butcher shop, attacked them with a meat-cutting knife.