Incident Reports

Annapurna ashram chairperson Vaidya arrested in charge of rape

2020-07-05

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu

Police arrested Jagdish Baidya, the owner of Pashupati Ashram on the charge of rape on Sunday.

Kathmandu Metropolitan Police Chief SSP Shyam Gyawali said that Vaidya was arrested after the victim lodged a complaint against him . He is currently being kept in the custody cell of the premises.

"We have arrested Vaidya following a complaint lodged by a woman working in the ashram. Accordingly, an investigation is underway.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Sexual Assault
Weapons None
Primary Cause Rape/sexual assault
Actor 1 - Number of people 1
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Total Raped 1
Female Raped 1
National/Online Media

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