Kathmandu, Aug 10: Police on Sunday arrested two persons for stealing remains of a human body while being cremated at Pashupati Aryaghat.
They were accused of ‘stealing pieces of bone from the dead body’ as it was being burnt as part of the last rites at Pashupati Aryaghat on Friday.
Those arrested are Ganesh Dhakal and his aide, according to Superintendent of Police Kuldip Chand at the District Police Range, Kathmandu.
“They were held after the police received a complaint from the relatives of the deceased, Ram Shahi, from Banepa municipality-9 of Kavre. The relatives accused that Dhakal and his aide extracted a piece of bone from the dead body and handed it over to a tantric while the dead body was burning in pyre,” Chand explained. The incident occurred on Friday.
Police have forwarded investigation into the case. The arrested ones are kept in Gaushala Police Office now.
