Pokhara, April 11 -- Sirjana Poudel KC, a 42-year-old widow, was killed in a brutal attack in Pokhara on April 8, in what police describe as a premeditated murder rooted in a family property dispute.

Poudel, who ran a small shop and lived with her young daughter, was attacked at around 7:15 pm at Sabhagriha Chowk while returning home. Police say her nephew lay in wait and struck her from behind with a sharp-edged weapon, fatally injuring her.

Originally from Rupa Rural Municipality-1, Poudel had been living in Pokhara following a divorce. She later married Krishna Chhetri, a meat trader known locally as "Khasi Krishna", who had built his livelihood after migrating from Parbat around three decades ago.

Following Chhetri's death on Septe...