The main accused of the Rubi Sah murder case was found with his whole body badly burned in Rautahat on Wednesday.

Police said that Laxman Paswan was found with burn injuries on the way to Bisunpurwa-Manpur road from Madhopur, Madhav Narayan Municipality-6, Rautahat.

Police took him under control and rushed to the Garuda Hospital, but he was referred to Kathmandu after treatment was not possible at the hospital, informed SP Netramani Giri, Chief at the District Police Office, Rautahat.

SP Giri suspected that Paswan might have set himself on fire.

Rubi Sah had been living in the rented room at Madhavpatti, Gaur-2.

The body of Sah was found inside a suitcase in Gaur on Sunday.