Sentenced to 11 years Imprisonment for Human Trafficking
The district court has sentenced 19-year-old Bijay Oli of Shantinagar Rural Municipality-2 to 11 years in prison for human trafficking after taking an 18-year-old girl to India and raping her. The bench of District Court Judge Manoj Kumar Sribastaba on 16 September sentenced Bijay to 11 years in prison, along…
Unknown Assailants Threatened Ward Chairperson and Ward Member in Dang
Dujman Bhandari, the Ward Chairperson of Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City-6, and Ward Member Yama KC have been repeatedly threatened by unknown assailants using Indian mobile numbers. They issued a press release on September 3 revealing that they have received multiple death threats from unknown numbers. According to the victims, the threats…
INSEC Provided Financial Assistence to Rape Victim
The Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC) has provided financial assistance to a rape victim to facilitate the legal process. Financial support of Rs 10,000 was provided to the women through the joint coordination of the INSEC District Representative and Sushmita Pokhrel, Focal Person of the One-Stop Crisis Management Center (OCMC)…
Accused Arrested for Detonating Hydro Bomb Crackers Near Campus Gate
Police arrested 19-year-old Subham Karki and 18-year-old Abhiyan Thapa of Ghorahi Sub-metropolitan City-15 on 22 August 2024 for the charge of exploding hydro bomb crackers near the gate of Mahendra Multiple Campus, Ghorahi. DSP Ram Prasad Timalsina of the District Police Office informed that the accused were arrested while trying…
Conflict Victims Demand For Involvement in Implementation of TRC Act
Conflict victims in Lumbini Province have demanded their involvement in the implementation of the Transitional Justice Act. The conflict-affected leaders from 12 districts of serious human rights violations have called for the mandatory inclusion of victims in the Act's implementation process. In the Lamahi Declaration, conflict-affected victims have demanded their…
Accused Arrested for Killing Wife
Police arrested 44-year-old Shyam Kumar Kumal, also known as Chakra Bahadur, for allegedly killing his 43-year-old wife Ishwari Kumal of Lamahi Municipality-9 on August 14. The aggrieved party filed a complaint on August 14 at the district police office, stating that the accused had fatally beaten his wife under the…
One Person Died of Malaria Due to Delayed Treatment in Dang
Dilasha Budha, 25, of Rajpur Rural Municipality-7, Dang, near the Indian border, died due to Malaria and lack of timely treatment. Kishor Acharya, Chief of the District Health Office, Dang, reported that more than ten people from the Rural Municipality, including Budha, had been experiencing symptoms such as high fever,…
Inmates at Ghorahi Jail Demand Discounts on Health Treatment
Inmates at the District Jail Office, Ghorahi, have requested discounts on their treatment fees. During a monitoring visit by the Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC) on July 30, the prisoners asked for a 40% discount on treatment fees for those with low incomes, no relatives, and prisoners with no partner.…
Accused Arrested for Crime of Rape
Police arrested 36-year-old Jagat Rawat, of Tulsipur Sub-metropolitan City-7, on July 20 for the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with disability. A complaint regarding the incident was filed at the Area Police Office, Tulsipur on 19 July alleging that the accused had raped the victim on 17 July .…
Accused Sentenced to Two Years Imprisonment for Sexually Abusing Minor
The District Court sentenced 19-year-old Sudan Giri of Ghorahi Sub-metropolitan City-6 to two years imprisonment for the crime of sexually abusing a 12-year-old minor. Registrar Damodar Ghimire informed that the bench of Tejnarayan Paudel on June 14 found the accused guilty and sentenced him to two years imprisonment, along with…