Rape and Extrajudicial Killing
Soldiers arrested Dhan Kumari Tumbahamphe after she attempted to escape an army cordon on April 24, 2005. The soldiers found some CPN-M documents in her bag. According to witnesses, the following morning, a group of soldiers marched her out to a hill, possibly raped her, mutilated her, and killed her.
The family tried to file an FIR in April 2005.
Developments
Though police conducted some investigation, they refused for years to register an FIR.
The police have registered the FIR on August 27, 2009 following an order issued by the Appellate Court, Rajbiraj on August 18, 2009. The statements of seven witnesses were taken. But beyond that, there has been no effective investigation into the FIR.
