Kathmandu, Jul 26 (PTI) A 26-year-old Indian national was arrested in Nepal's Madhesh province for allegedly killing his wife, police said on Wednesday.

Mohmad Amanullah, a resident of Bihar, was arrested from the Bara district on the charges of killing his 23-year-old wife Yasmin Khaatun, according to a Nepal Police news bulletin.

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Yasmin was murdered using a sharp weapon when she was residing at her maternal home in Simraungadh Municipality of the Bara district.

The police arrested Mohmad, a resident of East Champaran of Bihar, soon after receiving the information about Yasmin's murder.

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Mohmad sustained injuries as the local people thrashed him after the incident and is currently undergoing treatment at a local hospital.

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