Rautahat, Aug. 27 -- Laxman Paswan, the key suspect in the murder of 30-year-old Rubi Kumari Sah, has died on Wednesday while undergoing treatment for severe burn injuries sustained during a suicide attempt.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Raju Karki, spokesperson of Rautahat district police, Paswan had recorded a nine-minute video confessing to the murder. Killed on Saturday, Sah's body was discovered in a discarded suitcase in Gaur.

The police said that Laxman's video post included a complex history between the victim and perpetrator, spanning 14 years since Paswan first abducted a 16-year-old Rubi to India in 2012.

Though initially charged with abduction and human trafficking, Paswan was released on bail after 17 days i...