Extrajudicial Killing
On August 24, 2005, a group of APF personnel arrested Chandra Bahadur Basnet at Dhankute Hotel. The next day, the Morang DPO informed Manoj’s family that he had been killed while trying to run away from a “security cordon.” His body, with all valuables removed, was handed over to his family the next day. A post-mortem revealed that he had been shot in the chest and neck.
Developments
The Supreme Court quashed Advocacy Forum’s petition not to allow the withdrawal of the case in the public interest on May 4, 2009.
There has been no progress to the case after the Supreme Court quashed Advocacy Forum’s petition. The family no longer wants to pursue the case. The OHCHR has closed its file after meeting with the family.
