Kathmandu:
A cremation worker at Pashupati Aryaghat has been taken into police custody on suspicion of removing flesh and bones from a corpse shortly before its cremation.
Kathmandu District Police Office spokesperson SP Kuldeep Chand confirmed that the suspect, a Brahmin employed at the Aryaghat, is being held at Gaushala Police Circle for questioning.
The case emerged after relatives of the deceased—identified as Ram Shahi of Banepa Municipality–9 in Kavre—reported to police that the worker had extracted parts of the body. They alleged the items may have been sold.
Investigators say they are still working to verify the claims, and no evidence has yet been found regarding any sale or the identities of possible buyers.