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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,
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Sarala Sapkota
Victim's Details:
Name: Sarala Sapkota
Date of Incident: July 15, 2004
Age: 15
Address: Jivanpur VDC-1, Chhapagaun, Dhading District
Perpetrator's Details:
1. An NA patrol led by a major from Shree Number 6 Brigade Headquarters Office, Baireni Barracks, Dhading District
Details of the Incident and Developments: 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 in Dhading, but all the officials denied her arrest and detention. Sarala’s father then filed an application with the NHRC on July 26, 2004 asking them to investigate the “disappearance.” The family received no information about Sarala for over 16 months. On January 11, 2006, an NHRC team, including forensic experts, exhumed Sarala’s body from a place near her village. Sarala’s father confirmed the clothes and slippers found belonged to his daughter.
NHRC investigations are continuing, and the NHRC states it is awaiting the results of DNA tests on the remains.
Official Action: The police filed a FIR on June 28, 2006, but have not carried out a serious investigation. On November 2, 2007, Bhakta Bahadur Sapkota, Sarala’s father, made an application to the Supreme Court seeking an order against the DPO and the district public prosecutor office in Dhading requiring them to carry out an investigation. As of August 2008, the case was pending in the Supreme Court.
Update (September 2009): Supreme Court hearings on the mandamus application scheduled for January 5, 2009, and June 22, 2009, were both postponed because the court did not have time to conduct them. The next hearing which was scheduled for August 16, 2009, could not take place for the same reason. The next hearing is scheduled for January 25, 2010. Thus, a petition seeking a prompt police investigation has gone unheard by the court for more than a year.
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Name: Sarala Sapkota
Date of Incident: July 15, 2004
Age: 15
Address: Jivanpur VDC-1, Chhapagaun, Dhading District
Perpetrator's Details:
1. An NA patrol led by a major from Shree Number 6 Brigade Headquarters Office, Baireni Barracks, Dhading District
Details of the Incident and Developments: 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 in Dhading, but all the officials denied her arrest and detention. Sarala’s father then filed an application with the NHRC on July 26, 2004 asking them to investigate the “disappearance.” The family received no information about Sarala for over 16 months. On January 11, 2006, an NHRC team, including forensic experts, exhumed Sarala’s body from a place near her village. Sarala’s father confirmed the clothes and slippers found belonged to his daughter.
NHRC investigations are continuing, and the NHRC states it is awaiting the results of DNA tests on the remains.
Official Action: The police filed a FIR on June 28, 2006, but have not carried out a serious investigation. On November 2, 2007, Bhakta Bahadur Sapkota, Sarala’s father, made an application to the Supreme Court seeking an order against the DPO and the district public prosecutor office in Dhading requiring them to carry out an investigation. As of August 2008, the case was pending in the Supreme Court.
Update (September 2009): Supreme Court hearings on the mandamus application scheduled for January 5, 2009, and June 22, 2009, were both postponed because the court did not have time to conduct them. The next hearing which was scheduled for August 16, 2009, could not take place for the same reason. The next hearing is scheduled for January 25, 2010. Thus, a petition seeking a prompt police investigation has gone unheard by the court for more than a year.
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