Incident Reports

Abduction, murder of 9-month-old baby: Locals protest demanding swift police action

2018-08-29

Madhes, Mahottari, Aurahi

Locals of Aurahi Municipality in Mahottari District on Wednesday protested against the sluggish pace of police investigation into the abduction and murder of a nine-month-old baby girl. Nine-month-old Sonalika Chaudhary, daughter of a local shopkeeper Santosh Chaudhari of Aurahi Municipality-1, was found murdered after abduction in a mango grove with bruises all over her body on Monday afternoon. Locals obstructed vehicular movement along the Bardibas-Jaleshwor road section saying that the police failed to nab the perpetrator even three days after the heinous crime took place. The demonstrators took to the streets and burnt tyres demanding immediate arrest and action against the individual responsible. Locals at Aurahi Municipality have shutdown businesses in the area along with educational institutions. Mahottari Police Office SP Ishwor Karki said that the police will soon arrest the perpetrator and begin action. “We are committed to arrest and take action against the person responsible,” said SP Karki, “It will be difficult for us to nab the culprit when the locals resort to banda and strike.” SP Karki urged the locals not to organise protest saying that they have deployed police in civil dress at Nepal-India border, neighbouring districts among other possible getaway areas to arrest the culprit. Meanwhile, the baby’s parents have accused 25-year-old Bharat Sah of Bhangaha Sitapur-9 of abducting and murdering the infant. A CCTV footage taken from Santosh’s shop shows Bharat cradling baby Sonalika in his arms on Sunday evening. Bharat is at large and police are questioning his family members about his possible whereabouts. आठ महिने शिशुको अपहरणपछि हत्या भएको विरोधमा स्थानीयबासीले महोत्तरीको बर्दिवास-औरही-जलेश्वर सडक खण्ड अवरुद्ध पारेका छन् । उनीहरुले बजार पनि बन्द गराएका छन् । बजार पूर्णरुपमा ठप्प छ । गाडीहरु पनि चल्न सकेका छैनन् । औरही नगरपालिकाका १ का सन्तोष चौधरीको ८ महिने छोरी सोनाली कुमारी गत आइतबार हराएकी थिइन् । सन्तोषको पसलबाटै भंगाहा नगरपालिका ६ जमुनियाका भरत साहले शिशुलाई चोरेर लगेको प्रहरीले जनाएको छ । रक्षाबन्धनको दिन पसलमा सामान किन्ने मान्छेहरु आएको मौका छोपी भरतले सन्तोषलाई चिन्छु, भन्दै छोरीलाई काखमा बोकेको र खेलाउँदाखेलाउँदै लगेको प्रत्यक्षदर्शीहरुले बताएका छन् । सीसीटिभी फुटेजमा साहले नै शिशुलाई बोकेर लगेको देखिएको प्रहरीको भनाइ छ । शिशुको शव भोलिपल्ट भंगाह नगरपालिका र औरही नगरपालिका १ को सिमानामा फेला परेको थियो । तर, प्रहरीले भरतलाई पक्रन नसकेको भन्दै स्थानीय विरोधमा उत्रिएका छन् । उनीहरुले दोषीलाई पक्राउ गरी कडा कारवाहीको माग गर्दै आएका छन् ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Strike/Bandh
Primary Cause Issues related to legal action and access to justice
Actor 1 - Number of people 50
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health)
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Chitwan , Local Newspaper - Mahottari , Local Newspaper - Rautahat , Local Newspaper - Dhanusha

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