Baitadi: – A teenage girl was found dead in Baitadi on Thursday evening. According to the District Police Office, Baitadi, Bhagarathi Bhatta, 17, of Chadepani in Dogadakedar Rural Municipality-7 was found dead.

The body of the girl was found in the local Lovelake forest, said Shivraj Bhatta, a relative of the deceased.

Bhatta’s body was found dumped on Thursday while seeking for her by relatives when she did not returned home after the schooling.

According to the police, the nature of the incident is suspicious. The incident has been taken seriously and the culprit will be brought to justice, said Baitadi Police.