Extrajudicial Killings
On September 10, 2002, at around 8:40 pm, Dal Bahadur’s family was woken up by the sound of the gunshots fired by a large group of security force. The security forces surrounded their house and fired guns persistently at for 15 minutes suspecting that the Maoists were hidden inside the house. By the gunshots, Dal and his wife Parbati Thapa were shot to death. Then, the dead bodies were carried away by them and have not been returned till the date.
Developments
Investigations started from May 2008,
On June 18, 2009, Dal’s mother filed a petition of mandamus at the Appellate Court Nepalgunj.
On February 24, 2010, the Nepalgunj Appellate Court ordered the authorities to proceed with the investigations.
Advocacy Forum has repeatedly urged the authorities to implement the court order. In response, the police and public prosecutor maintain that the army does not respond to their letters.
