Arrested on charge of Caste Discrimination

  July 7, 2017 By: INSEC

Police have arrested 38 years old man Kumari Rai and her 20 years old son Man Bahadur Rai on charge of beating 32 years old Tika Kumari Mijar of Lekbeshi Municipality-9 for touching a public tap.

Duo accused were arrested by the police from their house on charge of performing untouchability discrimination against the victim. The victim has sustained head and chest injury and undergoing treatment at District Hospital of Surkhet.

The accused were arrested based on a complaint lodged by the victim at District Police Office on July 2. According to SP Mohan Acharya of DPO Surkhet, both the accused will be charged under the caste discrimination Act.

 


Durga Thapa