RAUTAHAT, Aug. 27 -- Laxman Paswan, the main accused in the murder of 30-year-old Ruby Devi Sah of Madhavnarayan Municipality-6, Madhopur has been referred to Kirtipur Hospital in Kathmandu for further treatment after sustaining critical injuries from a self-immolation attempt.

Paswan, from the same area, attempted to set himself on fire in a paddy field about 500 metres west of the village, Superintendent of Police (SP) Netramani Giri of the District Police Office (DPO), Rautahat, said. A police team led by DSP Raju Karki, spokesperson of the DPO, rescued Paswan and took him to Better Nepal Hospital in Garuda.

On the fifth day after fleeing following Ruby's murder, Paswan reached his ancestral village, poured petrol over himself and se...