Mother Commits Suicide After Killing Two Sons

Gudiya Sah, 24, from Nagarain Municipality–7, Phulgaama; committed suicide after throttling her two sons, Abhishek Sah, five, and Aditya Shah, three, on the evening of October 8, 2021. DSP of District Police Office, Dhanusha, Jitendra Basnet informed that Gudiya hanged herself on the ceiling after killing her two sons while…

October 9, 2021  
COVID Vaccines Found Being Sold in a Medical Store in Dhanusha

Police have arrested Kamlesh Mandal of Shreeram Health Care of Shahidnagar Municipality-3 and Devsharan Yadav, Assistant Health Worker of Primary Health Centre on September 16, 2021, on the charge of trading COVID vaccines. The accused duo was found doing so during monitoring by the Municipality’s Discipline Committee’s chairperson Kanhaiya Mukhia,…

September 16, 2021  
Case of Attempted Rape “Reconciled” with Cash

A 25-year-old woman has alleged that Pradeep Yadav, 40, of Mithila Bihari Municipality-4 had attempted to rape her on September 8, 2021, but the issue was reconciled with an amount of NRs. 500,000. Yadav has been trading buffaloes in Chorakoyalpur of Shahid Municipality-2 and it has been alleged that the…

September 13, 2021  
Locals of Dhanusha Deprived of Pure Drinking Water

Consumers of Janakpurdham have complained that the water supplied by the Nepal Water Supply Corporation is contaminated and they are compelled to drink the water mixed with sewage. Ashok Sah, a resident of Janakpurdham Sub-Metropolitan-11, said that he has been compelled to drink impure water mixed with mud and turbid…

September 13, 2021  
Court Orders Imprisonment of 10 Years and Six Months to the Guilty of Acid Attack

District Court of Dhanusha has ordered 10 and half years of imprisonment to the guilty of acid attack. Sanjeev Sah, 25, of Janakpurdham Submetropolitan-20, Devpura Rupaitha was imprisoned for 10 years and six months jail term after he was proven guilty for an acid attack on his wife Aarati Sah,…

August 27, 2021  
Death in Detention: Police on Duty Suspended for Six Months

Paltu Ravidas, 40, of Laxminiya Rural municipality-2 died in the custody of the District Police Office after which Jayaprakash Yadav, 30, the policeman on duty during the death has been suspended on August 3, 2021. It has been informed that Yadav has been suspended for six months. On August 3,…

August 4, 2021  
Health Volunteer Alleged for Witchcraft, Complaint filed Against the Accused

Shiladevi Mahara, 35, of Rajaul in Janakpurdham Sub-Metropolitan-14 was beaten by Mangal Mahara, 48, Sumintradevi Mahara, 45, Sanjit Mahara, 27, Rabin Mahara, 20, and Devaki Devi Mahara, 26. They had beaten her alleging her to be a “witch.” The victim has filed a case against the accused at the Office…

July 28, 2021  
Monitoring of Supply, Storage and Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccinations

A team of Consultation and Monitoring Committee of Province 2 formed by the National Human Rights Commission has monitored the supply, storage, and distribution of the vaccines on July 23, 2021. A team consisting of Raju Paswan, Coordinator of Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) Province 2, Manmaya Rana Magar, Human…

July 24, 2021  
Sexual Abuse Accused Arrested

Area Police Office of Dhalkewar has arrested Thana Prasad Bhattarai, 77, of Majhi Tole in Mithila Municipality-10 on July 22 on charges of sexually abusing girls of age seven, eight, and 10 years. The victims have accused the elderly of sexually abusing them while they had gone to pick guavas…

July 23, 2021  
Interaction Program with Media Regarding the Situation of Human Rights

Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC) Province 2 Office Janakpur has conducted an interaction program with media persons on the situation of human rights in the province. The program was conducted in Janakpur on July 6. The interaction program was organized under the Media Partnership Meeting. Bir Bahadur Budha Magar, Chief…

July 9, 2021