Incident Reports

Family accused of murdering over a dispute on inter-caste marriage

2016-07-18

Bagmati, Kabhrepalanchok, Panchkhal

(updated) The victim’s family of Ajit Dhakal Mijar,18 of Shikharpur, Panchkhal Municipality-6 have accused that he was murdered on July 14 over a dispute of inter-caste marriage. Mijar was studying at Sarbamangala High School in 12th grade and had an affair with one girl studying in same standard and both of them married by eloping. Panchkhal Police post had handed over both of them to their parents after complaint against them were lodged for under aged marriage by the girl’s family on July 12. Mijar was disappeared from his house and his body was recovered while hanging. The victim’s family had accused girl’s party of murdering him and hanging. The Dalit Commission had drawn the attention of prime minister for the investigation of the case as it is serious in nature. The victim’s family have lodged a complaint at NHRC, Zonal Police Office of Janagal and District Police Office of Dhading. The victim’s family had accused Area Police Office of Gajuri of not even doing post-mortem before burying the body. The police said that the nature of body shows that it is a case of suicide however the investigation is underway. The body was exhumed and sent for the post-mortem according to the police. Ganesh B,K chairman of National Dalit network said that the incident is very suspicious and demanded for the formation of committee to find out the truth. update......................................... Human rights defenders of Dhading district handed over a memorandum to Chief District Officer (CDO) Biswo Prakash Subedi on Wednesday calling for action against the murderers of Ajit Mijar, 18, belonging to a Dalit community of Panchkhal municipality-6 of Kavrepalanchowk. The dead body of Mijar – who was allegedly abducted from Kavre and subsequently murdered – was found hanging on a waiting stand nearby Kumpur-3, Malekhu of Dhading. The rights defenders demanded fair investigation and necessary legal action against the murderers of Mijar stating that he was killed for marrying a non-Dalit girl. The murder was orchestrated immediately after Kalpana Parajuli of Baunnakilo of Kavre district to whom he got love marriage was handed over to the family due to under age. Representatives of nine Dalit activist organizations including Dalit Sewa Sangh, Samyikta Dalit Sangharsha Samiti, Samyikta Dalit Adhikar Munch and Nepal Rastriya Dalit Samaj Kalyan Sangh handed over a memo to CDO Subedi. The Dalit human rights organization came up with the move for police dillydally in investigation arguing it a suicide case. RSS
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Murder/attempted Murder
Weapons None
Primary Cause Related to discrimination against Dalits
Actor 1 - Number of people 3
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth youth
Total Killed 1
Youth Killed 1
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