Accused Sentenced to 12-year-imprisonment for Statutory Rape
The District Court sentenced 19-year-old Amus Tudu of Sivasatakshi Municipality-9 to 12-year-imprisonmnent for the crime of raping a 15-year-old girl. The Information Officer Ramchandra Basnet informed that the bench of the District Court Judge Tejbahadur Khadka on 4 September sentenced him to the imprisonment along with a fine of Rs…
Accused Arrested for Sexually Abusing a Minor
Police arrested 29-year-old Somraj Gurung of Butwal Sub-metropolitan City-3, Jyotinagar on 2 September for the charge of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl. The aggrieved party filed a complaint at the Area Police office, Butwal on September 2 alleging that the accused had sexually abused the victim on September 1. DSP…
Accused Arrested for Beating Journalist
Police arrested Gokul Bohora and Gautam Saud of Mallekh Rural Municipality-5 on September 4 for the charge of beating journalist Lal Bahadur Chadara, a member of Federation of Nepali Journalists, Accham and resident of Mallekh Rural Municipality-2 on September 2. DSP Ishwari Bhandari of the District Police Office, Achham stated…
Mother and Son Found Dead Under Suspicious Condition in Katari
A mother and son of the same family were found dead on September 5 in a suspicious condition in Katari municipality-10, Sorungachabise.SP Rajan Chapagain of the District Police Office reported that bodies of 40-year-old Nirmala Thapa and her 6-year-old son were found in suspicious condition at their own house on…
Children Forced to Risk Landslides to Attend School in Dhading
Students in Dhading are forced to take risks and attend classes despite continuous rains, landslides, and floods over the past few days. The road from Dhadingbesi to Darkha has been closed for a week due to a landslide at Kintangfedi, preventing vehicles from traveling. School teacher Saraswati Adhikari stated that…
Accused Arrested for Crime of Rape
The police arrested Janasingh Dhami, the Chief of Sigas Rural Municipality-2 Ganjari Health Post on September 5 for the charge of raping a 31-year-old woman on July 29. Inspector Balram Pandey of the District Police Office, Baitadi said that the accused was arrested on the basis of the complaint filed…
INSEC Calls for State Accountability After Monitoring Panchthar Explosion
The Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC) held a press conference after conducting on-site monitoring of the incident in Phalelung Rural Municipality-5, Dadangaon, Prangbung of Panchthar. The INSEC Koshi Province Office team, based in Biratnagar, carried out the monitoring on September 3 and 4 and held the press conference in Phidim…
Victim Appeals INSEC for Initiating Justice
A 41-year-old woman submitted an application requesting INSEC to take action for justice. She alleged that the police refused to register her complaint against the accused for sexual abuse. In her application, she stated that the police did not register her complaint against 47-year-old Mohamad Miyan of Bhokraha Narsingh Rural…
Continuous Monitoring Necessary for Successful Implementation of Transitional Justice: INSEC
Informal Service Sector Center (INSEC) issued a Press release on 4 September stating that the Investigation of Disappeared Persons, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act (Amendment) Bill, which was passed with a majority in the House of Representatives on 14 August 2024, in the National Assembly on 22 August 2024, and…
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…
