Mahottari, September 12, 2026 — The body of a 22-year-old man has been found dismembered inside a septic tank at a house in Balwa Municipality-7, Banauta, Mahottari, prompting police to arrest four people for investigation.
The deceased has been identified as Bibek Kumar Sardar, the 22-year-old son of Ashok Kumar Batar of Bhangaha Municipality-6.
According to police, Bibek went missing on the evening of Bhadra 14 while returning home on a motorcycle from his sister's house in Pigaun, Jaleshwar Municipality-9. After his son went missing, his father filed a missing-person report at the District Police Office, Mahottari, on Bhadra 16, providing a physical description to assist the search.
Police said they recovered Bibek's body during the search operation from a septic tank located behind the house of Ashok Kumar Thakur in Banauta. The body was found in a dismembered condition.
For further investigation, police have taken 58-year-old house owner Ashok Kumar Thakur, his 55-year-old wife Ramkali Devi and their 22-year-old daughter-in-law Sonu Kumari Thakur into custody.
