Nepal, May 6 -- Police have arrested a man who had been on the run after committing murder over a dispute related to a wedding.

The suspect has been identified as 36-year-old Sikendra Prasad Chauhan of Pokhariya Municipality-5 in Parsa district. He was arrested by a police team from the District Police Office, Parsa. The Parsa District Court has granted a seven-day remand for investigation under charges of homicide.

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The incident dates back to April 17, 2019, when 33-year-old Dharmendra Prasad Chauhan of Pokhariya-6 married Nisha Kumari Chauhan of Pokhariya-5. A dispute arose after the bride's side reportedly refused to send her off following the wedding ceremony.

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