KATHMANDU: On Tuesday morning, a woman was found dead next to a field in Panauti, Kavre. The body was discovered at 6:15 am close to a dairy in Panauti Municipality's ward 4, according to Raj Kumar Shrestha, Deputy Superintendent of Police, and the District Police Office's information officer, Kavre.

Originally from Salle in ward 11 of Banepa Municipality, the deceased, identified as Shanti Tamang, was in her late 30s. Her home was a leased property in Panauti-4, behind Kumari Bank.

Sanjay Tamang, her 15-year-old son, was the one who recognized the body. Further inquiry into the circumstances surrounding her death is presently being carried out by the police.