Lalitpur, Nov. 6 -- Over the past few days, complaints of a foul, burning smell in different areas of the Valley have been doing the rounds on social media. On the posts, some people were complaining that the smell was so strong that it was causing them difficulty in breathing.

The smell was particularly strong during the nights, and the complaints were mostly registered from Satdobato, Ekantakuna, Kusunti, Chysal, Kumaripati, Tinkune and Boudha areas.

Some suspected the smell to be the burning of human remains, while others went on to speculate the air was acrid as a result of the pollution in neighbouring India.

As the mystery continued and complaints were continually being lodged, the Lalitpur Metropolitan Police Range on Monday nig...