Nepal, Oct. 13 -- A 75-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death with a sharp weapon in Chhayanath Rara Municipality-5 of Mugu district on Tuesday morning.

The victim, identified as Dhanbir Kami of Karkiwada, was sitting in the courtyard of his house when the attack occurred at around 8:20 am, according to the District Police Office, Mugu.

Police arrested 32-year-old local resident Ajbir Kami, the suspect in the case, within about an hour of the incident.

Police said they deployed a 35-member team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Raviraj Thapaliya to search for the suspect after he fled the scene.

The team found and arrested him around 9:30 am, along the route to Rara Lake in Chhayanath Rara Municipality-3. Police also seized ...