In a grisly incident, a woman has been killed in acid attack in Butwal for refusing a marriage proposal from her alleged boyfriend.Sunil Koirala, 28 of Naubise-1, Dhading, threw acid on Tulasa Sapkota, 27, of Nawalparasi-5 at a hotel in Butwal on Sunday after she refused to marry him.Tulasa succumbed to the injuries, according to the police.
DSP of Area Police Office, Butwal, Mukunda Marasini said that the victim died on the way to Kathmandu. Severely injured Tulasa was immediately taken to Lumbini Zonal Hospital for treatment on Sunday night. But she was referred to Bhairahawa Medical College (BMC). After receiving initial treatment, she was being taken to Kathmandu for further treatment. But she died on the way.The acid had severely burned her head, face and other vital parts of her body.
Police, however, were successful in nabbing the attacker from the incident site.According to Butwal police, Sunil and Tulasa booked a room at Hotel Meridian in Butwal at around 4 in the afternoon as husband and wife. Tulasa was accompanied by her aunt named Mina Kharel aka Devi who stayed in another room.
As Tulasa wouldn’t meet Sunil alone, she took her aunt along. The employees of the hotel have revealed that though Sunil had long been drinking that day, they were not aware of any argument or fight between Sunil and Tulasa. They added that they came to know about the incident after they heard the girl scream. “The man was trying to run away. We immediately informed the police,” said the owner of the hotel...
