Stepson’s Plot Leads to the Murder of Sirjana Paudel KC in Pokhara; Five Arrested

Police have concluded that the murder of Sirjana Paudel KC in the main market of Pokhara on the evening of Chaitra 25 was orchestrated by her stepson, Gaurav. Five individuals involved in the plot have been arrested and are under investigation, while Gaurav is currently being brought from prison for further questioning. Police Chief SP Naveen Karki stated that the murder stemmed from family conflicts, property disputes, and inheritance issues.

On the evening of Chaitra 25, 42-year-old single woman Sirjana Paudel KC was attacked near Sabhaghriha Chowk, where two men on a scooter stabbed her in the neck with a kukri and fled the scene. The police apprehended both the assailant and the scooter driver and publicly presented them on Chaitra 27. The person who wielded the kukri was identified as Sirjana’s nephew, 27-year-old Santosh, also known as Shishir KC, while the scooter driver, 32-year-old Kushal Pariyar, was arrested at the beginning of the investigation.

Among those arrested are Sirjana’s nephew, 24-year-old Basant KC, originally from Kusma Municipality-11 of Parbat and currently residing in Zero Kilo, Pokhara Metropolitan City-5, and her daughter’s son-in-law, 27-year-old Navaraj Paudel Kshetri, from Phangara, Falevas Municipality-9 of Parbat, now living in Lamachaur, Pokhara-16. Basant is Shishir’s brother. Although four people—Shishir’s two brothers and the son-in-law—have been detained for their involvement in Sirjana’s murder, the police are expanding their investigation. Meanwhile, the case reveals suspicious aspects related to family matters, including disputes over inheritance, property, and other assets within the family.