Inmates and Detainees Complain About Dilapidated Physical Infrastructure of Jail
A team led by the Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC) Gandaki Province Office conducted monitoring of Syangja District Jail on 8 December in the context of the 76th International Human Rights Day. The monitoring team included Shalikram Regmi, the Undersecretary at the Law Branch of the Office of the Chief…
Absconding Accused of Sexually Abusing a Minor Arrested
Police arrested 65-year-old Bhim Bahadur Paudel of Waling Municipality-11, Bhaka, on 4 July. Paudel had been absconding after receiving a verdict for sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl. The District Court found him guilty for sexually abusing the victim and was sentenced to 6 months and 17 days imprisonment on April…
Two Members of Same Family Lost Lives Due to Landslide
Durga GT, 31, and her 3-year-old daughter Nisika GT lost their lives when their one-storied house in Phedikhola Rural Municipality-5, Bange, collapsed due to a landslide after continuous rain in Syangja. It is reported that the incident occurred while they were sleeping at home. Continuous rainfall over the past few…
Accused Arrested for Crime of Rape
Police arrested 21-year-old Rim Bahadur Thapa of Harinas Rural Municipality-3 Sirindoda on 7 May for the charge of raping a 15-year-old girl. It is reported that the victim was pregnant after the incident. Police Inspector Pawal Singh Lama said that Thapa was arrested based on the complaint filed by the…
Accused Arrested for Beating Police
Police arrested Kaji Gurung and Sudip Gurung of Waling Municipality-12 on May 4, for beating Sub-Inspector Mohan Singh, the in-charge of Thumpokhara Police Station in Bayatari, Waling Municipality-13. Indra Bahadur Rana, Spokesman and Information Officer of District Police Office Syangja, informed that Singh, was beaten and injured by Kaji Gurung,…
Power Cut in Ward Office Caused Suffering to Service Holders
The service holders have to suffer after the electricity authority cut off the power in the Ward Office of Putalibajar Municipality-1 for three days. After the development organizations of the area did not pay the due amount, the electricity authority disconnected the electricity line of the Putalibajar municipality-1 ward office.…
Decade-Long Wait for Relief Continues for Earthquake Victims
Almost a decade after the devastating earthquake in Nepal, 13 households in Syangja Galyang Municipality-10, Pakwadi, are still waiting for relief despite having received red cards. These 13 families, who suffered earthquake damage on April 25, 2015, have expressed their grievances about not receiving any relief assistance, even though they…
Man Accused of Killing a Child Arrested
The police arrested Sujan Chuwai Subedi, 22, of the same place on the charge of killing Harshit Devkota, 10, of Arjunchoupari rural municipality-6 on June 15, 2023. The police arrested the accused from Putlibazar Municipality-1 on the same day on the charge of murdering the child with a sharp weapon…
Woman Injured by Husband’s Beating Lost Her life During Treatment
Kamala Neupane, a resident of Putali Bazar Municipality-13, lost her life in the course of treatment at Norvic Hospital on 22 March. She was undergoing treatment after being beaten by her husband. Kamala, who was beaten up by her husband Laxmi Prasad Neupane and brother-in-law Keshav Raj Neupane was referred…
Accused of Rape Arrested
Ramesh Chhetri, 24, of Harinash Rural Municipality, has been arrested by the police on December 26, in the charge of raping a 19-year-old woman. Accused is kept under custody by Waling police for further investigation. DSP Rabindra Khanal informed that the accused absconded jumping the wall while he was being…
