Incident Reports

Police accused of torturing a teenage girl physically and psychologically while in custody in Bara

2022-05-22

Madhes, Bara, Jitpur Simara, Ward 6

Niruta KC, a 16-year-old girl of Jitpur simara sub-metropolitan-6, who was arrested on the charge of murdering local Rakesh Bhakta Poudel accused the police of torturing her physically and psychologically while in custody in Bara. The police arrested KC on May 22 on the charge of murdering Poudel on May 13 while he attempted to rape her. 

According to the victim's mother Durgadevi KC, Poudel attempted to rape KC on May 12, early morning, even though she resisted him, he forced himself and in self-defense, KC charged in the head of the accused with the beer bottle. Seeing her fighting, Durga Devi's husband Chitra Bahadur Chhetri, Uddhav Adhikari, Khagendra Khatpal and others took him to the Bayodha Astal in Birgunj via Simara Alpine Hospital for treatment. 

Durgadevi said that Poudel attended the victory party in her house and as he was the guest she gave him beers and later that night though he was supposed sleep in the room upstairs, he slept in a chair and later that night entered the room of her daughter and attempted to rape Niruta. She was also taken into custody by the police for the investigation. She further added that when she visited Niruta she sustained serveral bruises on her body. She told that the police physically assaulted her daughter and tried to make her confess that others were also involved in the attack and accused her of having physical relationship with Poudel. 

Rakesh Bhakta's brother Rajesh Bhakta Poudel accused Santosh Khatri of calling his brother to Chitra's house and taking him to the roof to drink alcohol. Rajesh Bhakta claims that the minor was brought forward to hide the real murderer. 

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons None
Primary Cause Violence in prisons (violence by correction officers, prisoners etc.)
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Police
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth youth
Total Injured 1
Female Injured 1
Youth Injured 1
National/Online Media

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