As the Niranjan Ram and Bijaya Ram Murder Joint Struggle Committee in Rautahat intensifies its agitation demanding fair investigation into the custodial death of a Dalit youth, Nepal Police headquarters has relieved incumbent police Chief Superintendent of Police Rabiraj Khadka of his responsibility. While SP Khadka has been recalled to the headquarters in Kathmandu, SP […]
The government has announced to provide Rs 1 million as compensation to the families of six Dalit youths who were killed in an incident of caste-based violence in Chaurjahari Municipality-8, Soti of Rukum (West). Along with the death of six Dalit youths, several others were left severely injured in the incident. Monday’s meeting of the
The District Court of Rukum (West) has remanded 23 people in judicial custody for trail on various charges over their involvement in the killing of six Dalit youths in Soti. At a preliminary hearing, a single bench of Judge Bidhyaraj Paudel on issued the order yesterday. Chairman of Ward No 8 of Chaurjahari Municipality Dambar
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Police have submitted an investigation report to the District Attorney’s Office on Friday with the conclusion that six people, including Nawaraj BK, were intentionally killed in the Rukum incident. The Rukum District Attorney’s Office on Sunday filed cases against 34 people for their alleged involvement in killing six Dalit youths in Soti of Rukum at
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The EU Delegation to Nepal and the Heads of Mission of EU Embassies based in Kathmandu condemned the alleged murder of six Dalit youths in Soti of Rukum (West). Issuing a press statement yesterday, they said, “The EU Delegation to Nepal, together with the EU Heads of Mission based in Kathmandu, deplore the tragic loss
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National and international rights organizations, including Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) have expressed their concern over two separate incidents — death of five young Dalits in Soti of Rukum, and a 13-year-old Dalit girl’s rape and subsequent death in Devdaha of Rupandehi the
The post-mortem report of five bodies recovered after the Rukum incident, in which five Dalit youths died, has concluded the cause of death as thrashing. All five deceased had injury marks in their heads, faces, hands, legs, chests, backs, and other parts of their bodies, as per the post-mortem report. According to a medical professional
Police arrested Dambar Bahadur Malla, ward chair of Chaurjahari Municipality-8 as well as 12 others in connection with the death of three Dalit youths in Rukum West. Three other persons are still missing and search for them is underway. The arrested have been remanded in custody for 10 days for further investigation into the incident.
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