Nepal, Oct. 6 -- Yambahadur Kandel, 30, allegedly beheaded his 55-year-old mother, Ram Maya, using a khuda-a large, sharp weapon traditionally used for butchering animals.

A man, who went viral on social media during the recent Gen Z protest in Kathmandu, has been arrested on a charge of murdering his own mother in Dhading.

The arrested has been identified as Yambahadur Kandel, 30, of Thapakateri of Tripurasundari Rural Municipality-3 in Dhading district. He allegedly beheaded his 55-year-old mother, Ram Maya, using a khuda-a large, sharp weapon traditionally used for butchering animals.

Superintendent of Police Bheshraj Rijal of the District Police Office, Dhading, said police reached the remote village after a two-hour ride from Dh...