Press Release Against Assault on District Representative

INSEC District Representative, Manoharkumar Pokharel was assaulted by a police officer in the premises of the District Police Office, Rajbiraj Municipality-6, on July 31. In light of this incident, Siraha officials issued a press release on August 1, demanding legal action against the culprit. A joint press release has been…

August 3, 2023  
Accused of Rape Arrested

The District Police Office in Siraha arrested a 20-year-old individual named Pramod Pasman from Karjanha Municipality-8. Pasman stands accused of committing the act of rape against a 23-year-old woman on July 10. The victim has stated that the accused had raped her on March 21, 2023. Attempts were made to…

July 13, 2023  
District Court Pronounces Eighteen Years and Six Months Sentence For Rape and Abetment of Suicide

On July 4, 2023, the District Court issued a verdict sentencing 19-year-old Bimlesh Mahara from Mirchaiya Municipality-2 to 18 years and six months of imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping a 14-year-old girl from Mirchaiya Municipality-1 and abetting her suicide. The ruling was delivered by District Court Judge Lilaraj…

July 6, 2023  
Women Journalism Orientation Program Concluded

The Media Council of Madhesh Province, Janakpur successfully concluded Women Journalism Orientation Program in Lahan, Siraha , Janakpur , in coordination with the Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC), on July 3. A comprehensive one-day journalism orientation program was meticulously organized exclusively for women journalists hailing from Madhesh province. Shatrudhan Prasad Singh,…

July 4, 2023  
Life Imprisonment for Incestuous Rape

The district court sentenced the 35-year-old man to life imprisonment on the July 2, finding him guilty of rape of  his 15-year-old girl daughter. The decision was made by a single bench of District Court Judge Shanti Prasad Acharya. It has been decided to give a compensation of Rs. 2,00,000 …

July 4, 2023  
Discussion Programs on Situation and Challenges of Human Rights Defenders Concluded

The discussion program on the situation of human rights and the challenges of human rights defenders was concluded in Lahan, on June 12, 2023. The program was conducted by The Informal Sector Service Center, INSEC, Mukti Nepal, WOREC, Human Rights Protection Center (Network), and Women's Human Rights Defenders Network in…

June 14, 2023  
Accused of Sexual Abuse Arrested

  District Police Office, Siraha,  arrested Naresh Sada, 22 Naraha Rural Municipality-4, on May 22, 2023, on the charge of sexual abuse of a 15-year-old girl. The aggrieved party said they filed a complaint against the accused on, May 22, at the District Police Office. The victim underwent a health…

May 26, 2023  
Complaint Filed Against Accused of Rape

The District Police Office, Siraha, registered a complaint against Riaz Ansari, 35, of Suqipur Municipality-3, on May 1, 2023, alleging Ansari raped a 14-year-old girl. The victim's mother accused him of the rape of the girl on April 26, 2023. The health examination of the girl was done on May…

May 1, 2023  
Vandalism in Mirchaiya Municipality Office, Police Fired Tear Gas

In protest against the demolition of houses and shops for road expansion in the Mirchaiya Municipality Building on April 20, 2023, the squatters and street vendors pelted stones and vandalized the Municipality Office building. Squatters and vendors, who were living and operating a business in Mirchaiya market for almost seven…

April 21, 2023  
Complaint Filed against Accused of Rape

Local Police Office, Mirchaiya, registered a case against Ranjan Yadav, 21, of Kalyanpur Municipality-9, on April 17, 2023, alleging him of the rape of a 16-year-old girl. The victim's mother said the accused raped the victim on  March 27 and filed a complaint at the local police office in Mirchaiya…

April 20, 2023