Krishna Prasad, The Chitwan District Court has slated the hearing on the murder case of Krishna Prasad Adhikari of Fujel, Gorkha, who was killed during the armed conflict, for Sunday. The case, sub judice at District Court Chitwan, has drawn widespread public attention as it had been postponed over a dozen times. The murder case was filed in Chitwan District Court on 13 April 2014. Even though the court heard arguments of both plaintiff and defence lawyers about 18 months ago, the verdict on the case has been pending due to the repeated rescheduling of the final hearing. The lawyers held the last discussion on the case in September 2016. Then-District Court Judge Tek Narayan Kunwan had then asked the lawyers to put forth their arguments in writing. The court is supposed to declare its verdict after hearing the lawyers. In November 2017, the hearing date was put off after defence lawyer Gopal Shiwakoti filed an appeal citing that he would not be able to take part in the discussions on the case that day. Krishna Adhikari, of Gorkha, allegedly murdered on June 6, 2004 by cadres of then rebel CPN-Maoist, when he had gone to visit his grandparents in Ratnanagar, Chitwan. The deceased’s brother Nur Prasad and father Nanda Prasad had filed a case with police. Victim's father Nanda Prasad Adhikari had filed a complaint against some individuals citing their involvement in the 2004 murder of his son. After one and half year, his elder son Nur Prasad had registered an application naming 13 individuals as responsible for his brother's killing, prompting the court to proceed with the case. Later, among the accused, seven were released on bail while four on general date. Two had not come into contact with the court. Later the Appellate Court, Hetauda in July, 2014 upheld the District Court decision in response to a case filed seeking permission to start investigations into the case. The accused in the case are Chhabilal Poudel, Januka Poudel, Rudra Acharya, Bhimsen Poudel, Ajib Poudel, Kali Prasad Adhikari, Hemlal Adhikari, Sita Adhikari, Ram Prasad Adhikari (A), Ram Prasad Adhikari (B), Meghnath Poudel, Subhadra Tiwari and Bishnu Tiwari. It may be noted that Nanda Prasad succumbed to his 11-month hunger strike in September, 2014 while seeking justice for his murdered son and his body is still in the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. His wife Ganga Maya has been surviving on liquid at the Bir Hospital in her bid to exert pressure to the State to bring murderers of her son to book. गोरखा फुजेलका कृष्णप्रसाद अधिकारी हत्यासम्बन्धी मुद्दाको जाहेरवाला नुरप्रसाद अधिकारीलाई अदालतमा झिकाउन आज जिल्ला अदालत चितवनले आदेश जारी गरेको छ । जिल्ला अदालतका मुख्य न्यायाधीश कुलप्रसाद शर्माले अधिकारीलाई झिकाउन आदेश दिनुभएको हो । जाहेरवाला नुरप्रसाद कृष्णप्रसादका दाजु हुनुहुन्छ । अदालतका स्रेस्तेदार गेहेन्द्र पन्तका अनुसार जाहेरवाला नुरप्रसादलाई अदालतले म्याद जारी गर्ने छ । म्याद बुझेपछि उहाँलाई अदालतमा बकपत्र गराइने उहाँले बताउनुभयो । यसअघि पनि पटक पटक सर्दै आएको पेशी आजका लागि सरेको थियो । विसं २०६१ जेठ २४ गते कृष्णप्रसादका बुबा नन्दप्रसादले आफ्नो छोराको हत्या भएको भन्दै जिल्ला प्रहरी कार्यालय चितवनमा जाहेरी दिएको र त्यसको एक वर्ष छ महिनापछि नुरप्रसादले १३ जनाविरुद्ध किटानी जाहेरी दिएपछि मुद्दा अघि बढेको थियो । जिल्ला अदालत चितवनले किटानी जाहेरी भएकामध्ये सात जनालाई धरौटीमा र चार जनालाई साधारण तारेखमा छाडेको थियो । दुई जना अदालतको सम्पर्कमा आएका थिएनन् । तीमध्ये रुद्र आचार्य विदेश रहेको बताइँदै आएको छ । सर्वोच्च अदालतमा थुनछेक बहसपछि अभियुक्त १३ जनामध्ये छविलाल पौडेललाई थुनामै राखेर बाँकी कारबाही किनारा गर्नू भन्ने आदेश दिइएको थियो । पौडेल फरार छन् । किटानी जाहेरी परेकामा छविलालसहित जानुका पौडेल, रुद्र आचार्य, भीमसेन पौडेल, अजीव पौडेल, कालीप्रसाद अधिकारी, हेमलाल अधिकारी, सीता अधिकारी, रामप्रसाद अधिकारी (क र ख), मेघनाथ पौडेल, सुभद्रा तिवारी र विष्णु तिवारी छन् । हत्या भएका कृष्णप्रसादका बुबा नन्दप्रसादको अनशनकै क्रममा मृत्यु भएको थियो भने आमा गंगामाया अहिले पनि अनशनमा नै रहनुभएको छ । नन्दप्रसादको शव अहिलेसम्म परिवारले बुझ्न मानेको छैन । तत्कालीन नेकपा–माओवादीका कार्यकर्ताले २०६१ साल जेठ २४ गते चितवनको रत्ननगरमा कृष्णप्रसादको हत्या गरेका थिए । जयमंगलमा रहेका हजुरबुबा र हजुरआमालाई भेट्न आएका कृष्णप्रसादलाई सुराकीका आरोपमा हत्या गरिएको जनाइएको थियो । हत्यालगत्तै जेठ २६ मा दोषी पहिचान गरी कारवाही गरी पाऊँ भनेर नन्दप्रसादले चितवन प्रहरीमा उजुरी दिएका थिए । त्यस्तै २०६२ मंसीर २६ मा नुरप्रसादले आफ्नो भाइको हत्यामा संलग्न भएको भनेर १३ जनाको नाम नै किटान गरेर चितवन प्रहरीमा उजुरी दिनुभएको थियो. । (रासस)