Debalal was called to the home of Sardar, 29, to pray for his healing. Sardar’s wife had asked Debalal to pray for her husband who had been crying out with acute pain in his body. As Debalal prayed for Sardar with his eyes closed, Sardar left the room to come back holding a sharp kukri, a common Nepali knife with a curved edge that is much like a machete. Before Debalal could be made aware of the weapon, Sardar attacked him, slitting his throat.