The commission plans to start final investigation process from mid-October. The transitional justice body has received 2,746 complaints from conflict victims. Following two stages of screening, the commission has found 300 complaints relatively weak. “But we will collect relevant information relating to those cases before deciding to shelve them,” said CIEDP Chairperson Lokendra Mallick. According to him, the commission has been approaching the National Human Rights Commission, the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction, police and local administration for information related to the complaint received. Since the figures of disappearance varies, the commission has started gathering all the records maintained by government authorities as well as non-governmental organisation. “We want to be sure the incident took place,” said Mallick, “The more information we collect, the easier it will be for commission to ascertain the fact.” The ministry has recorded 1,495 cases of disappearances, while the NHRC has recorded around 900 cases only. Mallick said there might be repetition of the case, while some of them may come under the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. According to him, his commission has received eight cases from the TRC. “More exchanges of cases are likely in future,” he said. The national rights body, which has a role of monitoring the process, has offered technical supports for investigation. “Investigating disappearance is different from other criminal offenses,” said NHRC Commissioner Govind Sharma Poudel. “We are happy to support the commission for investigation.” The transitional justice body has proceed with investigation with available resources and expertise. The commission has not enough investigation officers, forensic experts, psycho social counsellors, among others. The government has allocated it the budget that is only a third of its demand. And the most importantly, the government has not criminalised the act of disappearance even after 19 months after formation of the commission. “We are hopeful that the government will provide us with legal infrastructure and logistics by the time we start comprehensive investigation,” said Mallick, referring to filling up ante-mortem forms, recording testimonies of victims, registering statement of witnesses, exhumation, conducting DNA, among other things.