Six Months Imprisonment for Crime of Rape
On August 28, the District Court, presided over by Judge Ritendra Thapa, issued a verdict in a case involving a 15-year-old boy from Khairhani Municipality-6 in Old Parsa, Nepal. The boy was found guilty of raping a 13-year-old girl. As a result, he was sentenced to 6 months of imprisonment…
Inspection of Juvenile Correctional Center Led by INSEC Central Office
A team led by the Informal Sector (INSEC) has conducted an inspection on August 22 at the Juvenile Correctional Center located in Ward 2 of Madhyapur Thimi Municipality, Sano Thimi. Investigation Team members were Krishna Gautam and Bimal Paudel from INSEC Central Office, Samjha Shrestha from the Human Rights Convention…
Accused of Misbehavior Through Social Media Arrested
On August 21, the police arrested a 29-year-old man named Tufan KC, originally from Bhumikasthan Municipality-4 in Arghakhanchi but currently residing in Lalitpur Metropolitan Municipality-19, Kumaripati. He was arrested on charges of misbehaving against a 24-year-old woman through social media. The victim reported to the police on August 20 that…
221 Children Vandalize and ‘Escape’ Correctional Home
On August 21, a significant incident occurred where 221 children "escaped" from the Children's Correctional Home located in Madhyapur Thimi Municipality-2, Sano Thimi, after vandalizing the facility. This incident took place due to several issues related to the management and care of the children inside the correctional home. The trigger…
Prison Inmate Dies During Treatment
84-year-old Padam Bahadur Shrestha from Umakunda Rural Municipality-6, Rote, who was serving a sentence in Ramechhap Prison, passed away on August 21 while receiving medical treatment. According to Ruplal Tamang, the head of the prison office in Ramechhap, Shrestha had sustained injuries after falling while going to the toilet on…
Complaint Registered Against Accused of Beating and Assault
On August 16, a complaint was lodged at the district police office against Santosh Kumar Adhikari, aged 30, for allegedly beating and injuring his sister-in-law, Mandira Adhikari, aged 31, of Manthali Municipality-12, Gelu. According to the victim, she filed a complaint at the district police office on the same day,…
Supreme Court Objects Government’s Decision to Provide Amnesty to Resham Chaudhary
The Supreme Court of Nepal has released the full text of its verdict on May 16, 2023, regarding the case of the killing of eight policemen and a minor, including SSP Lakshman Neupane, during the Tharuhat agitation in Tikapur, Kailali, on August 24, 2015. In the published full text of…
Accused of Rape Arrested
Police arrested 31-year-old Nabin Praja of Bharatpur Metropolitan City-29 on the charge of raping a 17-year-old girl. DSP Bijayraj Pandit of the District Police Office informed that the victim filed a complaint at the District Police Office on August 15 that the accused had raped the girl on August 14.…
14-Year-Old Accused of Sexual Abuse of 8-Year-Old
On August 15, a 14-year-old boy from Panchkanya Rural Municipality-1 was apprehended by the police on the allegation of sexually abusing an eight-year-old girl. Following the arrest, the victim’s family lodged an official complaint at the District Police Office on August 16, asserting that she had been subjected to sexual…
Commission’s Request to Hold Accused of Assault of INSEC District Representative Accountable
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has strongly condemned the incident involving the beating and ill-treatment of journalist Manohar Pokharel, who is also the Saptari district representative of INSEC (Informal Sector Service Centre). The incident occurred on July 31 at the District Police Office in Saptari. In an official statement…
