Malaysian Court sentences Nepali man for 18 yrs in Jail

KATHMANDU: The High Court of Malaysia has convicted Bishnu Bahadur Karki of murdering his own friend and sentenced him for 18 years in jail. A single bench of Sahalam-based High Court has issued verdict against Karki on the charge of killing his own Nepali friend Kiran Bahadur Shrestha. Malaysian police had initiated the case against him on the charge of killing Shrestha on June 1 in 2012. Malaysia-based news portal www.nst.com.my states Karki and slain Shrestha had been working in a cargo company. A  preliminary investigation carried out by police shows that Shrestha had been killed with a sharp steel weapon. The body had been dumped nearby a container. Police had filed a case in the court demanding a life-sentence against Karki. Karki had broken down after hearing the court decision. 

courtesy: www. nst.com.my