Dalit Family Claims Vandalism by People’s Representative and Teacher Driven by  Caste-based Discrimination

Shiban Marik, a 54-year-old resident of the Dalit landless settlement in Bhokraha Narasingha Rural Municipality-7, has accused people’s representatives and teachers of vandalizing his home due to his Dalit identity. The victim alleged that Jadulal Shah, the Principal of Janata Secondary School in Bhokraha Narasingha Rural Municipality-7, and Bauwalal Yadav,…

August 8, 2024  
Woman Found Dead in Sunsari

Police have reported that 42-year-old Saifun Khatun, a resident of Bhokraha, Narsingha Rural Municipality-1 with a mental disability, was killed by an unknown. DSP Nabinkrishna Bhandari of the District Police Office stated that the victim’s body was found near the road to Ganeshpur in Inaruwa Municipality-3 on August 2. DSP…

August 5, 2024  
Accused Arrested for Abducting a Minor

Police arrested three individuals on July 31 for the charge of abducting a 6-year-old girl on 30 July from her maternal uncle’s house in Duhabi Municipality-10 Dumraha. Among the arrested are 50-year-old Sanjay Paswan, 50-year-old Kalananda Paswan, and 40-year-old Sarita Paswan from Biratnagar Metropolitan City-6. The police rescued the victim…

August 1, 2024  
Family Alleges Police Tortured their Son in Custody

The family of 23-year-old Bajuddin Ansari of Dewangunj Rural Municipality-2 alleged that he was tortured in the custody of the District Police Office. Jalekha Khatun, 55-year-old mother of Bajuddin, alleged that the police tortured Bajuddin Ansari, who was detained on July 17 for allegedly stealing a goat during the Muharram…

July 29, 2024  
Accused Arrested for Assaulting Journalists

Police arrested 6 people for assaulting 28-year-old journalist Ranjita Dhamala of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-8. Victim  alleged that 6 people assaulted her while she was being treated at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan (Ghopa) on 17 July. DSP Nabinkrishna Bhandari of the District Police Office informed that Police arrested…

July 18, 2024  
Teacher Arrested for Sexually Abusing a Minor

Police arrested 45-year-old Gopal Guragai, of Itahari Sub-metropolitan City-1, a teacher of Gyanodaya Secondary School , Dharan Sub-metropolitan City-11 on 27 June for the charge of sexually abusing a 14-year-old minor. As per DSP Nabin Krishna Bhandari of District Police Office the accused was arrested for investigation based on the…

June 28, 2024  
Teacher Arrested for Beating a Minor in School Premises

Police arrested 37-year-old Purna Prasad Pokharel, a teacher, for beating a 14-year-old minor of Itahari Sub-metropolitan City-16. The aggrieved party filed a complaint against the accused at the Area Police Office, Itahari on 30 May alleging that the accused beat the minor for not doing homework on May 29, 2024.…

June 1, 2024  
Aggrieved Party Complains About Receiving Threats Following Arrest of Accused of Rape

The aggrieved party complained that the accused party has threatened them after the police arrested 20-year-old Hemnarayan Mehata of Dewangunj Rural Municipality-2 on the charge of raping a 12-year-old girl. The victim’s 35-year-old mother informed INSEC representative on May 12 that her daughter was raped by Hemnarayan Mehta on April…

May 13, 2024  
Journalist in Sunsari Faced Threats for Publishing News

Rupesh Kumar Mochi, a 21-year-old journalist working for Jasus Khabar, from Harinagar Rural Municipality-2 reported that he received threats. He alleged that he started getting threats from a youth of Muslim community after he wrote a news story about a youth of the Muslim community publicly beating up an individual…

May 6, 2024  
Woman Found Dead in Dharan

Police reported that a body of the girl was found in a ditch located in Dharan sub-metropolitan city-18. Inspector Bhimraj Rai of District Police Office, Dharan said that the body of 21-year-old Sumana Shrestha of Dharan sub-metropolitan city-16 was found on March 20, 2024 in a ditch between BP Koirala…

March 21, 2024