Kathmandu, Aug 24 (RSS): The Home Ministry has formed a high level probe team under the coordination of Joint Secretary at the Ministry, Hari Prasad Mainali, to investigate in depth the rape and subsequent murder of 13-year old girl from Bhimdatt municipality of Kanchanpur district.
The high level team comprises of Deputy Inspector General of Nepal Police, Ram Prasad Shreshta, Deputy Inspector General of the Armed Police Force, Basanta Baniya, and Director at Investigation Department, Laxman Gurung, and Under Secretary at Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law of Province 7, Birendra KC. The Ministry has given 15 days to the team to submit the investigation report.
Meanwhile, issuing a press release Thursday, the Home Ministry said its attention was drawn seriously towards the protest in Kanchanpur in relation to the murder of Nirmala Pant.
Nirmala had gone out of family contact since evening on July 26. Her dead body was found next day after search launched by the police.
Since the day of the incident, the police at local level was investigating into it. In order to expedite the investigation, even a special team led by DSP from Central Investigation Bureau was mobilized, the Ministry said.
Based on the preliminary evidences found by the investigation team, Dilip Singh Bista of Bhimdatta municipality-19 was arrested on August 21 and further investigation was continued. For the investigation, special human resources were mobilized in addition to the Nepali police.
“State is not a criminal nor ever been. The local administration and the police have to exercise the lawful rights to ensure protection of the lives and properties of the citizens,” the Ministry mentioned in the press release, expressing grief over the murder.
The Ministry reiterated that anyone involved in the heinous crimes would not be spared but brought to book at any rate.
Meanwhile, the Ministry has changed Chief District Officer and Chief of District Police in Kanchanpur.
Joint Secretary Taranath Adhikari has been sent as new CDO in Kanchanpur.
As the Bhimdattanagar of Kancanhpur remained tense throughout the day, security forces had to fire around 564 tear gas shells to tame the protestors.
In the clash between the protestors demanding action against the culprit on the Nirmala murder case, six protestors and nine security persons were injured.
Currently, the local administration has imposed curfew from 5:00 pm to 5:00am.
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