POKHARA, July 18 -- A middle-aged man in Pokhara allegedly hired contract killers to murder his wife so that he could marry his girlfriend.

Ramesh Nepali of Pokhara Metropolitan City-15, who runs a mobile store in Prithvichowk, has been accused of orchestrating the murder of his 26-year-old wife Laxmi Pariyar. It has been learned that he hired the killers from India as suggested by his mistress Anu Pariyar.

Laxmi was killed on June 16. The next day, Ramesh filed a missing report with the District Police Office (DPO). He had reached the DPO clutching his two sons.

He begged everyone from constables to high-ranking police officials to find his wife. Not just police, he also requested FM stations and even television channels to publicize ...