LAMJUNG, Sept 13: The death toll in the Wednesday’s Lamjung landslide has climbed to four with the recovery of the body of an elderly woman this morning.

The body of Lalit Maya Gurung, 70, who had gone missing in the landslip at Arkhale of Marsyangdi-3 on Wednesday, was recovered by the rescue team.

The bodies of the three others—Abhirupa Thapa, 60, Sirak Thapa, 10, and Bishnu Gurung, 60—were retrieved from the incident site on Wednesday itself, said the police. Another person is still missing in the incident.

In another incident of natural disaster, the whereabouts of two construction workers– Baliram Chaudhary and Laxman Tharu both of Thakurdwara Municipality in Bardiya–who were swept away by the Marsyangdi river on Wednesday, are still unknown.

They were workers at the under-construction Tallo Dordi Hydropower Project in Besishashar Municipality.

Subba Pariyar, 31, of Gaunsahar VDC-4 of Lamjung district murdered his wife Manmaya, 32, by hitting her in the head with a wooden piece after a minor dispute between the couple took a nasty turn.

Like previous days, the two had quarreled on Thursday as well. But the result this time proved fatal.
Seriously injured in the incident, Manmaya was rushed to Lamjung District Community Hospital for treatment. But she breathed her last while receiving treatment.

Subba’s uncle Mangal who tried to stop incident also sustained minor injuries.

Subba also attacked his uncle with the same lumber. Injured Pariyar is receiving treatment in the hospital.
Police have arrested the husband.