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Krishna Adhikari
On 6 June 2004, Krishna Prasad Adhikari, a resident of Fujel village of Gorkha District, was murdered in Chitwan District by Maoist cadres. Krishna Prasad was visiting his grandparents after having taken the SLC examinations, and he was abducted from Bakullahar Chowk by men who came on a motorcycle ... Maina Sunuwar
Around 6 am on February 17, 2004, a group of RNA soldiers arrested Ms
Maina Sunuwar, a 15-year-old schoolgirl of Kharelthok VDC-6, Kavre
district. She disappeared since her arrest. Her family members, with
support from villagers and school where Maina was a student, visited
detention centers ... Sanjeev Kumar Karna
Sanjeev Kumar Karna was one among the 11 persons arrested on October 8, 2003. On that fateful day, they had gone to attend a picnic program organized by the students at a place called Kariyachauri VDC-4, and from picnic, they went to Kataiya Chowri Area of Dhanusha district where they ate some food ... Arjun Bahadur Lama
Arjun Bahadur Lama, 48 years in age, permanent resident of Chhatrebas
VDC -5, Dapcha in Kavre district was abducted by a group of Maoist
cadres, three in number, on 29 April 2005 (2062.1.16 BS) from the
premises of Sri Krishna Secondary School at Chhatrebas VDC-1 of the
district.
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Hari Prasad Bolakhe
Hari Prasad Bolakhe, 35 (while missing) a permanent resident of Phulbari VDC-8, Kavre district, a pastor by profession, had been missing since the arrest December 27, 2003, was reportedly killed by security persons. A team of National Human Rights Commission discovered a human skeleton in a jungle ...
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Sarala Sapkota
Around 11 p.m. on July 15, 2004, a group of 12 armed soldiers arrested
Sarala Sapkota at her grandfather’s house. The family, who witnessed the
arrest, stated that soldiers gave Sarala no reason for her arrest.
After her arrest, Sarala’s family went to Baireni barracks and the DPO ...
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Birendra Shah
On the evening of 5 October 2007, Mr. Birendra Shah, 34, resident of Inruwasira VDC-8, Bara district, a local journalist of Bara district and correspondent of Nepal FM, Avenues Television and Dristi weekly, was abducted by Maoists from Pipara Bazaar in Kalaiya, the district headquarters of Bara ...
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Bishwanath Parajuli, Tom Nath Poudel and Dhan Bahadur Tamang
Three persons namely Bishwonath Parajuli (also called Nagendra
Parajuli), Tom Nath Poudel and Dhan Bahadur Tamang of Hasandaha VDC,
Morang were shot dead by the security personnel on 28 September 2004.
According to the eyewitnesses, other victims and the villagers, about 16
people were arrested ...
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Chot Nath Ghimire and Shekhar Nath Ghimire
Chot Nath Ghimire, a 58-year-old farmer, resident of Ishaneshor VDC-4,
Ratamate Majhpokhari of Lamjung district was allegedly arrested by the
Joint Security Forces of Joint Security Camp stationed at Bhorlatar VDC,
Lamjung district on February 2, 2002 (2058.10.20). The security camp
called Mr. ...
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Bhauna Tharu
Bhauna Tharu (Bhauna Chaudhary in the citizenship card), 21 years old
male (at the time of the incident; Date of Birthe: 8 September 1978),
son of Purna Bahadur Chaudhary, permanent resident of Sujanpur village,
Neulapur VDC-4, Bardiya district, and an employee of Rastriya Gobar Gas,
Gulariya, ...
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AF Raises Concern to AG over Lackluster Investigation in Reena Murder Case
In the letter, AF has ascribed the current state of criminal investigation in the case to an attempt to an attempt to wrest jurisdiction for the investigation and prosecution of all cases of serious human rights violations from the civilian justice system and a challenge to the authority of the Office of the Attorney General itself.
On February 12, 2004, a group of army personnel had allegedly raped and killed 18-year-old Reena Rasaili at her family’s home .The family heard three gunshots and found her body lying near the house with bullet injuries in the head, eye, and chest. The First Information Report filed at the Kavre District Police Office on 25 May 2006 identified unnamed members of an army patrol led by second lieutenant, Saroj Basnet from No.9 Brigade, Bhakundebeshi, Kavre as suspects. One member of the patrol was detained on 17 September 2010. However, there has been no progress in the investigation.
In December 2009, the Supreme Court concluded that the Nepal Police had not properly investigated the case, in part because of inadequate supervision by prosecutors. The Court ordered the Office of the Attorney General to direct the District Attorney of Kavre to take prompt action to ensure that the investigation and prosecution moves forward - including directing and coordinating with the District Police.
The letter highlights a couple of issues including several avenues for further investigation in the case, and the inadequacies of the legal arguments put forth by the defendants to justify their non-cooperation with police and prosecutors.
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On February 12, 2004, a group of army personnel had allegedly raped and killed 18-year-old Reena Rasaili at her family’s home .The family heard three gunshots and found her body lying near the house with bullet injuries in the head, eye, and chest. The First Information Report filed at the Kavre District Police Office on 25 May 2006 identified unnamed members of an army patrol led by second lieutenant, Saroj Basnet from No.9 Brigade, Bhakundebeshi, Kavre as suspects. One member of the patrol was detained on 17 September 2010. However, there has been no progress in the investigation.
In December 2009, the Supreme Court concluded that the Nepal Police had not properly investigated the case, in part because of inadequate supervision by prosecutors. The Court ordered the Office of the Attorney General to direct the District Attorney of Kavre to take prompt action to ensure that the investigation and prosecution moves forward - including directing and coordinating with the District Police.
The letter highlights a couple of issues including several avenues for further investigation in the case, and the inadequacies of the legal arguments put forth by the defendants to justify their non-cooperation with police and prosecutors.
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