Extrajudicial Killings
According to eye-witnesses, soldiers indiscriminately fired upon and killed the three boys, aged 15, 16, and 15, respectively.
After the DPO had repeatedly refused to register a FIR suggesting the killings had been an accident, the public prosecutor in late 2006 ordered the DPO to proceed with a murder investigation.
Developments
The relatives filed a writ petition in June 2009 seeking a court order for police to proceed with the investigations.
On October 7, 2009, the Butwal Appellate Court issued an order of mandamus to promptly investigate into the FIR within 3 months. Even after the order of the court and despite more than 3 months going by, no effective investigation has been undertaken.
