BUTWAL, May 18 -- Her wedding plans finalised, Sabnam Nisha was set to get married in June. But on the evening of May 7, the 19-year-old went missing from her home in Gaidahawa Rural Municipality of Rupandehi district.

Nisha's relatives and neighbours conducted an extensive search, but were unable to find her. When the search was renewed the next morning, Nisha was found dead in an irrigation canal. Nisha's family believes that she was murdered and the preliminary police investigation also indicates murder. According to locals, Nisha was in a relationship with a young man from the same neighbourhood, but was getting married to another against her wishes. Locals believe that this man, who has been missing since the day Nisha disappeared, ...