New Clues Emerge in Laxmi Rajbanshi Murder Investigation as Police Examine Possible Multiple Involvement

Japanese investigators are examining whether more than one person was involved in the killing of Nepali student Laxmi Rajbanshi, as new details emerge about injuries found on her body and the circumstances surrounding the movement of her body to the Naka River in Fukuoka.

Rajbanshi, 25, was found dead in the Naka River in Fukuoka’s Tenjin area early on 19 August. Police subsequently classified the case as murder after finding multiple injuries to her head and signs of a struggle and blood inside her apartment.

Police investigate possible involvement of multiple people

One of the latest developments is that investigators are considering the possibility that more than one person may have been involved in the incident.

Rajbanshi’s apartment was located about 2km upstream from where her body was discovered. Police found blood and signs of a struggle inside the apartment, but Japanese media reports say there were no conspicuous bloodstains outside the room.

Investigators are now trying to establish how Rajbanshi’s body could have been taken from the apartment and transported towards the river without leaving obvious blood evidence.

Japanese authorities are therefore examining the possibility that, in addition to the person who carried out the attack, other people may have played a role. This remains an investigative possibility rather than an established fact.

Injuries on her arms may show she tried to defend herself

Another significant development concerns injuries found on Rajbanshi’s arms.

Japanese investigators believe several of the injuries may be defensive wounds, meaning they could have occurred while she was attempting to protect herself during the attack.