PANCHTHAR, May 25 -- The brutal murder of nine people of two families recently in Panchthar and the subsequent hanging of the suspect in a tree has left the entire Miklajung Rural Municipality in a state of shock. Even though a large number of police personnel have been deployed in and around the crime spot at Arubote area and investigation into the case is underway, the people are restless.

People at every nook and corner of the district are talking about rising criminal activities across the country. Even small disputes are taking lives of family members or kin, which they find most disturbing.

"The latest incident has shocked us. It is very disturbing," said Jiwan Fiyak of Arubote village. "People are getting so much short-tempered a...