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Raj Kumar K.C.
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Raj Kumar K.C.
Ramechhap
Yes (August 7, 2011)
On October 24, 2002 (2059.7.7), at around 4, While Raj Kumar was sleeping with his family at his home, someone called him from outside addressing him as 'Brother Raj Kumar'. He went out without having dressed properly to see who had arrived in the early morning. When he reached at the yard, he happened to be surrounded by around 20-25 soldiers. Some were in plainclothes, while others were wearing white-patterned dresses. Then, his hands were tied by them ordering him not to respond. And then it was reported that he was forcefully taken away along with them.
It is unclear to the family members why Rajkumar was arrested and taken away. They remained in a great anxiety. Meanwhile, the family members heard the news of the murder of Raj Kumar by the villagers in the following noon. They later learnt that Raj Kumar along with other three villagers was shot dead at Salu VDC-1, Dhungechhap, Ramechhap District.
Three or four days later, they received order from the Administration, Manthali that the dead bodies be buried at a distance of 20 meters from each other. And hence, four days later, the villagers were forced to bury all the dead bodies under the pressure given by the Administration.
After the murder of these five villagers in the time period of one week, the villagers with the painful heart start raising the issue to the fore. There were several requests to police from the family members to start investigations. Let alone the investigation, the victim families were further threatened not to raise this case. Then with the legal support provided by Advocacy Forum, victim family went to file FIR on 10 December 2009 but the DPO, Ramechhap refused to register it. On the same day, the team visited the District Administration Office (DAO) seeking an order for the DPO to get the FIR registered. But the CDO also refused to register the complaint. This was challenged and reason for not registering it was sought. Law prescribes that these authorities have to provide reasons in writing if they can not register the FIR.
The quest for justice to the victims was then brought to the Appellate Court, Janakpur. A writ of mandamus was filed in the Appellate Court with writ no. 06-066-04509, seeking an order for the DPO, Ramechhap to register the FIR and initiate a prompt investigation on it.
The Appellate Court on 2 November 2010 ruled against the DPO Ramechhap to promptly register the FIR and instigate effective investigation.
Finally, DPO Ramechhap registered the FIR on 7 August 2011 and told the victims that investigation would be carried out promptly.
In this incident, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) wrote a letter, ref. No. 2565, to the Prime Minister and to the Council of Minister on July 16, 2006 (2063.3.32) recommending the government to carry out an investigation into the incident, identify and take action against the responsible soldiers, and provide the families of each victim with Rs 150,000 as compensation. The victim's families were notified of the letter, but are yet to be compensated on account of the fact that the government has yet to decide over the matter.
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It is unclear to the family members why Rajkumar was arrested and taken away. They remained in a great anxiety. Meanwhile, the family members heard the news of the murder of Raj Kumar by the villagers in the following noon. They later learnt that Raj Kumar along with other three villagers was shot dead at Salu VDC-1, Dhungechhap, Ramechhap District.
Three or four days later, they received order from the Administration, Manthali that the dead bodies be buried at a distance of 20 meters from each other. And hence, four days later, the villagers were forced to bury all the dead bodies under the pressure given by the Administration.
After the murder of these five villagers in the time period of one week, the villagers with the painful heart start raising the issue to the fore. There were several requests to police from the family members to start investigations. Let alone the investigation, the victim families were further threatened not to raise this case. Then with the legal support provided by Advocacy Forum, victim family went to file FIR on 10 December 2009 but the DPO, Ramechhap refused to register it. On the same day, the team visited the District Administration Office (DAO) seeking an order for the DPO to get the FIR registered. But the CDO also refused to register the complaint. This was challenged and reason for not registering it was sought. Law prescribes that these authorities have to provide reasons in writing if they can not register the FIR.
The quest for justice to the victims was then brought to the Appellate Court, Janakpur. A writ of mandamus was filed in the Appellate Court with writ no. 06-066-04509, seeking an order for the DPO, Ramechhap to register the FIR and initiate a prompt investigation on it.
The Appellate Court on 2 November 2010 ruled against the DPO Ramechhap to promptly register the FIR and instigate effective investigation.
Finally, DPO Ramechhap registered the FIR on 7 August 2011 and told the victims that investigation would be carried out promptly.
In this incident, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) wrote a letter, ref. No. 2565, to the Prime Minister and to the Council of Minister on July 16, 2006 (2063.3.32) recommending the government to carry out an investigation into the incident, identify and take action against the responsible soldiers, and provide the families of each victim with Rs 150,000 as compensation. The victim's families were notified of the letter, but are yet to be compensated on account of the fact that the government has yet to decide over the matter.
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