Posted by: Nepe September 12, 2008
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A reference relevant to my earlier comment regarding abuses and justice.

 

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Waiting for Justice

Unpunished Crimes from Nepal’s Armed Conflict

Human Rights Watch Report, September 2008

 

http://hrw.org/reports/2008/nepal0908/nepal0908webwcover.pdf

 

 

Appendix: 62 Pending Cases of Human Rights Violations by District

 

Baglung District

 

Case 1:

Name: Raju B.K.

Date of Incident: March 1, 2002

Age: 29

Address: Baglung Municipality-10, Baglung District

Nature of Crime: Extrajudicial killing

Persons to be Questioned:

1. Kalidal Battalion, Baglung barracks;

2. Major Chandra Bahadur Pun, commander of Kalidal Battalion, Baglung

barracks;

3. Other soldiers of Kalidal Battalion deployed on the spot.

 

Case 2 and 3:

Names: Ganga Gauchan and Pahalbir BK alias “Pahal Singh”

Date of Incident: July 11, 2004

Age: 32 and 29, respectively

Address: Tara VDC-9, Baglung District

Nature of Crime: Extrajudicial killing

Persons to be Questioned:

1. Khadgadal Battalion, Baglung;

2. Major Angshi Bista, commander of Khadgadal Battalion.

 

Case 4:

Name: Dilli Prasad Sapkota

Date of Incident: February 8, 2005

Age: 35

Address: Baglung Municipality-2, Hadepakha, Baglung District

Nature of Crime: Extrajudicial killing (after torture)

Persons to be Questioned:

1. Major Shiva Poudel, commander of Khadgadal Battalion, Baglung Barracks;

2. Police inspector Binod Ghimire of DPO, Baglung;

3. Around 25 - 30 other soldiers from Khadgadal Battalion, Baglung Barracks.

 

Case 5 and 6:

Names: Dal Bahadur Thapa and

Parbati Thapa

Date of Incident: September 10, 2002

Age: Both aged 33

Address: Rajhena VDC-2,

Madanchowk,

Banke District

Nature of Crime: Extrajudicial killing

Persons to be Questioned:

1. Major Ajit Kumar Thapa of Bhimkali

Company, Chisapani Barracks, Banke;

2. Captain Ramesh Swar of Bhimkali

Company, Chisapani Barracks, Banke;

3. Commander of Bageshwori Battalion of APF, Samshergunj, Banke;

4. Commander of Bhimkali Battalion.

 

Case 7 and 8:

Name: Dhaniram Chaudhari and Jorilal Chaudhari

Date of Incident: September 29, 2004

Age: 33 and 30, respectively

Address: Baijapur Village Development Committee-2, Belapur, Banke

District

Nature of Crime: Extrajudicial killing

Persons to be Questioned:

1. Head of the security base camp, Kusum, Banke;

2. Police Inspector Arjun Dharel, deployed at the Camp;

3. Head of Bageshwari Battalion of APF, Shamshergunj, Banke;

4. Security personnel involved in the firing whose family name is “Sardar”;

5. Commander of the security squad.

 

Bardiya District

 

Case 9:

Name: Keshar Bahadur Basnet

Date of Incident: March 11, 2002

Age: 29

Address: Neulapur VDC-4, Bardiya District

Nature of Crime: Enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killing

Persons to be Questioned:

1. Major Lawa Rayamajhi, commander of Barakhadal Battalion of Thakurdhwara

Army Barracks;

2. NA soldiers and security personnel deployed on the spot.

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Case 10:

Name: Bhauna Tharu (Bhauna

Chaudhary, according to

citizenship card)

Date of Incident: May 30, 2002

Age: 21

Address: Neulapur Village

Development Committeee-

2, Sujanpur, Bardiya

District.

Nature of Crime: Extrajudicial killing

Person to be Questioned:

Parasu Kumal, Nepal Army, who was deployed at

the Ranaser Battalion, Thakurdwara Army

Barracks, Bardiya District.

 

Dadeldhura District

 

Cases 11 and 12:

Names: Nar Bahadur Budhamagar and Ratan Bahadur Budhamagar

Date of Incident: August 17, 2004

Age: 40 and 32, respectively

Address: Jogmudha VDC-4, Gajalidanda, Dadeldhura District

Nature of Crime: Extrajudicial killing

Persons to be Questioned:

1. Members of the Suryadal battalion, Bhagatpur Army Barracks,

Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur;

2. Battalion Commander of the Suryadal battalion;

3. Army personnel deployed on the spot.

 

Case 13:

Name: Jaya Lal Dhami

Date of Incident: February 12, 2005

Age: 33

Address: Jogbudha VDC-4, Pipalbot, Dadeldhura District

Nature of Crime: Extrajudicial killing

Persons to be Questioned:

1. Members of the Suryadal battalion, Bhagatpur Army Barracks,

Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur District;

2. Major Rajiv Shah commander of the Suryadal battalion;

3. Unified command deployed at the scene of the killing.

 

Dhading District

 

Case 14:

Name: Sarala Sapkota

Date of Incident: July 15, 2004

Age: 15

Address: Jivanpur VDC-1,

Chhapagaun,

Dhading District

Nature of Crime: Extrajudicial killing

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Person to be Questioned:

An NA patrol led by a major from Shree Number 6 Brigade Headquarters Office,

Baireni barracks, Dhading District

 

Dhanusha District

 

Case 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19:

Names: Sanjeev Kumar Karna, Durgesh Kumar Labh, Jitendra Jha,

Shailendra Yadav and Pramod Narayan Mandal

Date of Incident: October 8, 2003

Age: 24, 23, 19, 22, and 24, respectively

Address: Janakpur Municipality-10, Dhanusha District

Nature of Crime: Enforced disappearances

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Persons to be Questioned:

1. Dr. Chuda Bahadur Shrestha, Senior Superintendent of Police, Regional

Police Office, Janakpur;

2. Rewati Raj Kafle, Chief District Officer, Dhanusha District;

3. Kuber Singh Rana, District Police Chief, superintendent of police, Dhanusha

District;

4. Major Anup Adhikari, Shree Number 9 Battalion of Army Barrack, Dhanusha

District.

 

Case 20 and 21:

Name: Ram Chandra Lal Karna and Manoj Kumar Dutta

Date of Incident: October 12, 2003

Age: 35 and 39, respectively

Address: Nagarain VDC-1 and Janakpur Municipality-8, respectively,

Dhanusha District

Nature of Crime: Enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings

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Persons to be Questioned:

1. Dr. Chuda Bahadur Shrestha, Senior Superintendent of Police, Regional

Police Office, Janakpur District;

2. Rewoti Raj Kafle, Chief District Administration Officer, Dhanusha District;

3. Kuber Singh Rana, district police chief, superintendent of police, Dhanusha

District;

4. Major Anup Adhikari, Shree Number 9 Battalion of Army Barrack, Dhanusha

District;

5. Security officers and security persons deployed on the spot.

 

Case 22-26:

Name: Lapten Yadav, Ram Nath Yadav, Shatrughan Yadav, Rajgir

Yadav and Ram Pukar Yadav

Date of Incident: October 1, 2004

Age: 26, 43, 31, 36, and 57, respectively

Address: Chorakoyalpul VDC-2, Dhanusha District

Nature of Crime: Extrajudicial killing

Persons to be Questioned:

1. Dr. Chuda Bahadur Shrestha, Senior Superintendent of Police of Regional

Police Office, Janakpur District;

2. The CDO of District Administration Office (DAO), Dhanusha District;

3. Tapendradhoj Hamal, superintendent of police, DPO Dhanusha District;

4. Lieuntant Aditya Pratap Singh, second commander of Unified Command

situated at Yadukuha VDC, Dhanusha District;

5. Police Head Constable Shrawan Shah of Mahottari District, Bardibas VDC of

DPO, Dhanusha District;

6. Security officers and security personnel deployed on the spot;

7. Budhan Shah, Satya Narayan Shah aka Bijuli, Satrighan Yadav aka Pujan,

Jaisi Yadav, and Jagdish Prasad Shah aka Chhotka from Balawakhar VDC-2,

Dhanusha District;

8. Ramyatan Yadav aka Manajer and Rambabu Yadav from Chorakoyalpul VDC-

5, Dhanusha District.

 

Jhapa District

 

Case 27:

Name: Ramadevi Adhikari

Date of Incident: July 3, 2005

Age: 38

Address: Taghandubba VDC-7, Kalimati, Jhapa District

Nature of Crime: Extrajudicial killing

Persons to be Questioned:

1. Captain Yogeshchandra Mahato of Shree Jabarjung NA Battalion of Charali,

Jhapa District;

2. Dev Narayan Yadav of APF, stationed at joint security forces camp run by

Shree Jabarjung Battalion of Charali, Jhapa District;

3. Three unknown security forces who were deployed on the orders of Suresh

Kumar Karki, the commander of the Jabarjung battalion.

 

Kavre District

 

Case 28:

Name: Hari Prasad

Bolakhe

Date of Incident:December 27,

2003

Age: 35

Address: Phulbhari

VDC-8, Kavre

District

Nature of Crime: Extrajudicial

killing

Persons to be Questioned:

1. Major Krishna Dhoj Thapa of the Satrumardan Battalion stationed at

Dhulikhel;

2. Security forces of Satrumardan Battalion, Dhulikhel, deployed on the spot;

3. Major Baburam Thapa of the Satrumardan Battalion stationed at Panauti;

4. Security forces of Satrumardan Battalion, Panauti branch, deployed on the

spot;

5. Police head constable Khadga Bahadur Lama of DPO, Kavre District;

6. Other security officers and security men deployed on the spot.

 

Case 29:

Name: Reena Rasaili

Date of Incident: February 12, 2004

Age: 18

Address: Pokharichauri VDC-4,

Kavre District

Nature of Crime: Extrajudicial killing

(after rape)

Person to be Questioned:

A patrol of NA soldiers led by second lieutenant

Saroj Basnet.

 

Case 30:

Name: Subhadra Chaulagain

Date of Incident: February 13, 2004

Age: 17

Address: Pokharichauri VDC-3,

Kavre District

Nature of Crime: Extrajudicial killing

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Persons to be Questioned:

A team of Nepalese Army personnel, led by a lieutenant from Number 9 Brigade

Office, Bhakundebesi, Kavre District.

 

Case 31:

Name: Maina Sunuwar

Date of Incident: February 19, 2004

Age: 15

Address: Kharelthok VDC-6,

Kavre District

Nature of crime: Extrajudicial

killing

Persons to be Questioned:

1. Colonel Bobi Khatri of NA Camp,

Panchkhal;

2. Captain Amit Pun of NA Camp, Panchkhal;

3. Captain Sunil Adhikari of NA Camp, Panchkhal;

4. Captain Niranjan Basnet of NA Camp, Panchkhal.

 

Case 32:

Name: Arjun Bahadur Lama

Date of Incident: April 19, 2005

Age: 48

Address: Chhatrebanjh VDC-5,

Dapcha, Kavre District

Nature of Crime: Abduction and

extrajudicial killing

Persons to be Questioned:

1. Maoist member Yadav Poudel alias

“Rakki,” from Puranagaun VDC-8, Kavre

District;

2. Maoist member Bhola Aryal, from

Mathurapati VDC-3, Phulbarai, Kavre

District;

3. Maoist cadre Karnakhar Gautam alias “Shyam,” from Pokharichauri VDC-8,

Kavre District;

4. Maoist Central Committee Member Agni Sapkota, from Sindhupalchowk, CPNM

Central Office, Buddhanagar, Kathmandu;

5. Suryaman Dong alias “Laldhoj,” the CPN-Maoist district secretary, Kavre

District;

6. Maoist member Norbu Moktan, from Mechhe VDC-9, Kavre District.

 

Lamjung District

 

Case 33 and 34:

Name: Chot Nath Ghimire and Shekhar Nath Ghimire

Date of Incident: February 2, 2002, and February 7, 2002, respectively

Age: 58 and 45, respectively

Address: Ishaneshwor VDC-4, Ratmate Majhpokhari, Lamjung District

Nature of Crime: Extrajudicial killing

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Persons to be Questioned:

1. Major Khagda Bahadur Ranabhat of Unified Command Base Camp situated at

Bhorletar VDC-6, Lamjung District;

2. Jamdar (warrant officer) Rabindra Chemjong of the same Camp.

 

Morang District

 

Case 35:

Name: Prem Bahadur Susling Magar

Date of Incident: June 29, 2002

Age: 28

Address: Shanishchare Village Development Committee- 7, Morang

District

Nature of Crime: Extrajudicial killing

Persons to be Questioned:

About 50-55 unidentified security personnel of the joint security forces under the

command of Nepal Army's Eastern Divisional Headquarters, Itahari, Sunsari.

 

Case 36:

Name: Data Ram Timsina

Date of Incident: September 28, 2003

Age: 28

Address: Sanischare VDC-9, Morang District

Nature of Crime: Extrajudicial killing

Persons to be Questioned:

1. Major Suman Gurung, army officer at Eastern Division Headquarters, Itahari,

Sunsari District;

2. Major Birendra Katuwal, operational commander at Eastern Division

Headquarters, Itahari, Sunsari District;

3. Unidentified army personnel deployed at Biratnagar Airport from Eastern

Division Headquarters, Itahari, Sunsari District;

4. 10-15 police personnel from Morang DPO.

 

Cases 37, 38 and 39:

Name: Bishwanath Parajuli, Tom Nath

Poudel and Dhan Bahadur

Tamang

Date of Incident: September 27, 2004

Age: 29, 29, and 30, respectively

Address: Hasandaha VDC-7 and VDC-8,

Morang District

Nature of Crime: Torture and Extrajudicial

killing

Persons to be Questioned:

1. Colonel Pradeep Pratap Bom Malla,

Divisional Commander of Eastern Division

Military Headquarters, Itahari, Sunsari;

2. DIG Krishna Basnet, Regional Police Chief of Eastern Region Police Training

Center, Biratnagar;

3. DIG Sanat Kumar Basnet, Chief of the APF, Eastern Regional Office, Pakali,

Sunsari;

4. Dolakh Bahadur Gurung, CDO of Morang District Administration Office, also

coordinator of the District Security Committee;

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5. Some 56 security forces (Unified Command) deployed under the command of

Eastern Divisional Military Headquarters, whose names and ranks are not

known.

 

Case 40, 41, 42 and 43:

Name: Jag Prasad Rai alias “Narad,” Dhananjaya Giri, Madhuram

Gautam alias “Manoj,” and Ratna Bahadur Karki

Date of Incident: December 18, 2004

Age: 34, 41, 34, and 34, respectively

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Address: Pathari VDC-4, Pathari VDC-3, Sanischare VDC-7 and Sanischare

VDC-1, Morang District, respectively

Nature of Crime: Extrajudicial killing

Persons to be Questioned:

54 unidentified soldiers under the command of Captain Yuvaraj Karki of Bhawani Dal

Battalion deployed from Eastern Division Headquarters, Itahari, Sunsari District.

 

Case 44:

Name: Chandra Bahadur Basnet alias “Manoj Basnet”

Date of Incident: August 24, 2005

Age: 28

Address: Sijuwa VDC-4, Morang District

Nature of Crime: Extrajudicial killing

Persons to be Questioned:

Armed Police Force Inspector Nardip Basnet and 12 other unidentified police

personnel under his command deployed from the APF unit stationed at the prison at

Biratnagar, Sub-Metropolis-11, Morang District.

 

Case 45 and 46:

Name: Purna Shrestha and Bidur Bhattarai

Date of Incident: October 15, 2005

Age: 33 and 27, respectively

Address: Indrapur VDC-6 and Pathari VDC-5, Morang District, respectively

Nature of Crime: Torture and Extrajudicial killing

Persons to be Questioned:

About 56 unidentified security forces personnel under the command of Major Sunil

Shrestha at the Nepal Army’s Eastern Divisional Headquarters, Itahari, Sunsari

District.

 

Case 47:

Name: Sapana Gurung

Date of Incident: April 25, 2006

Age: 22

Address: Belbari VDC-3, Morang District

Nature of Crime: Rape and murder

Persons to be Questioned:

15 unidentified security personnel under the command of army Captain Prahlad

Thapa Magar deployed from the security base camp at the area police office, Belbari

VDC-3, Morang District.

 

Cases 48, 49, 50, 51, 52 and 53:

Name: Chhatra Bahadur Pariyar, Phurwa Sherpa, Prabhunath

Bhattarai, Prasad Gurung alias “Prasant, ” Tanka Lal Chaudhari,

and Sunita Risidev

Date of Incident: April 26, 2006

Age: 35, 18, 34, 18, 32, and 17, respectively

Address: Indrapur VDC-2 and VDC-3; Mrigauliya VDC-8 and Belbari VDC-3,

Morang District

Nature of Crime: Extrajudicial killing

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Persons to be Questioned:

1. Captain Prahlad Thapa Magar of Unified Command situated at Area Police

Office, Belbari, Belbari VDC-3, Morang District;

2. Unknown security forces deployed on the spot.

 

Myagdi District

 

Case 54:

Name: Khagendra Buddhathoki

Date of Incident: January 6, 2002

Age: 31

Address: Aman VDC-6, Pok (Satghare), Myagdi District

Nature of Crime: Extrajudicial killing

Persons to be Questioned:

1. Lieutenant Colonel Raju Nepali, commander of Kaliprasad battalion, Beni

barracks;

2. Soldiers of Kaliprasad battalion who had gone to the temporary camp of

Darwang Dukhu.

 

Case 55:

Name: Chandra Bahadur B.K.

Date of Incident: January 8, 2003

Age: 17

Address: Kasebagar, Arman VDC-6, Myagdi District

Nature of Crime: Possible torture and Extrajudicial killing

Personsto be Questioned:

1. Lt. Colonel Raju Nepali, commander of the Kaliprasad battalion, Beni

Barracks;

2. NA personnel of Kaliprasad battalion.

 

Case 56, 57 and 58:

Name: Dal Bahadur Darlami, Narayan Prasad Kanauje, and Tek

Bahadur Gaha

Date of Incident: March 22, 2005

Age: 15, 16, and 15, respectively

Address: Khannichap VDC-8, Mahachhap, Palpa District

Nature of Crime: Extrajudicial killing

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Persons to be Questioned:

1. Major Rabindra K.C., commander of Ranbum Company, Tansen, Palpa District;

2. Soldiers who were deployed on the spot.

 

Surkhet District

 

Case 59:

Name: Man Bahadur Karki

Date of Incident: June 10, 2006

Age: 35

Address: Lekhgaun VDC-4, Surkhet District

Nature of Crime: Torture and extrajudicial killing

Persons to be Questioned:

1. Kul Bahadur Sijali, resident of Lekhgaun VDC-4, Surkhet District;

2. Jit Bahadur Sijali, resident of Lekhgaun VDC-4, Surkhet District;

3. Ratan Bahadur Gautam, resident of Lekhgaun VDC-4, Surkhet District;

4. Meghraj Gautam, resident of Lekhgaun VDC-4, Surkhet District;

5. Yam Bahadur Gharti, resident of Lekhgaun VDC-4, Surkhet District;

6. Maoist member Lal Bahadur Ramjali alias “Lokesh, ” resident of Lagam,

Betan, Surkhet District;

7. Maoist member Dilip, resident of Kunathari VDC-3 or 4, Surkhet District.

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Tanahun District

 

Case 60 and 61:

Name: Ganga Bahadur Nepali and Shyam Sundar Kaini alias “Bharat”

Date of incident: April 29, 2002

Age: Both 39

Address: Ghansikuwa VDC-3 and Byas Municipality-3, Tanahun District

Nature of crime: Extrajudicial killing

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Persons to be questioned:

1. Major Baburam Shrestha employed by No. 3 Battalion of the NA situated at

Chapaghat, Byas Municipality, Tanahun District;

2. Jamdar Damodar Adhikari working at the army installation at Chapaghat, Byas

Municipality, Tanahun District.

 

Udayapur District

 

Case 62:

Name: Dhan Kumari Tumbahamphe

Date of Incident: April 24, 2005

Age: 24

Address: Barahchhetra VDC-1, Sunsari District

Nature of Crime: Rape and Extrajudicial killing

Persons to be Questioned:

Approximately 250 unidentified security personnel deployed from:

1. No. 18 Division of NA, Bhulke, Udayapur District;

2. Ranabhim Battalion security base camp, Phattepur, Saptari District;

3. Dantakali Batallion of APF at Barmajhiya, Saptari District, under the command

of NA Eastern Divisional Headquarters, Itahari, Sunsari District.

 

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