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,…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Interaction Program Regarding Right to Housing
An interaction program has been organized by the Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) among the stakeholders on the right to housing in Mithila Municipality on July 5, 2021. Speaking on the occasion, Tara Lama Basnet, Deputy Chief of Mithila Municipality, said that despite the problems in the field of education,…
Interaction on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
An interaction program on economic, social, and cultural rights was organized by Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) in Kshireshwornath Municipality on June 30. The interaction was held on the economic, social, and cultural rights of the beneficiaries regarding the condition of the service provided by Kshireshwar Nath Municipality and the…
Accused of Murder Arrested
Police have arrested Santosh Paswan, 29, of Laxminiya Rural Municipality-4 on June 29, 2021 on the charge of strangling and killing his 23-year-old wife Priyanka Paswan. Aryan Paswan, a five-year-old son of the deceased, said that his accused father had beaten his five-month-pregnant mother to death on June 28. According…
Complaint filed on Custodial Torture to a Minor
A complaint was filed at the District Police Office, District Administration Office, and National Human Rights Commission on June 27, 2021, following a case of custodial torture to a minor. According to the victim’s family Ravishankar Kumar Pandit of age 15, of Shahidnagar Municipality-4 was taken to custody and was…
