Incident Reports

Relatives approach NHRC, NWC after police refuse to register FIR in Achham

2015-03-12

Sudurpashchim, Achham, Kamalbazar

(Update)--The police refused to register the FIR against the ASI who was accused of killing Kaladevi Jaisi, of Raniban VDC-4 after rape. Comprising of relatives of the deceased, legal practitioners, human rights defenders, WHRDs and journalists were turned back by the police saying that the complaint could not be registered. ASI Dhanbir Singh Dhami was accused of murdering Kaladevi by her family saying that on March 12, ASI Dhami had come to call her at her home saying that she needed to come with him to the police station as there was a complaint filed against her. Dhananjay, son of the deceased added that his mother and Dhami had a fight on March 5 at the home of Range Kami, their neighbors and that Dhami had also manhandled her at that time. Jaisi went missing on March 12 and her body was recovered at Syalaghat in Bhairavsthan in Karnali River on March 25. 

 (Updated) --After receiving pressure from different areas DPO Achham has finally registered a complaint filed against Bhairabsthan police station chief, ASI Dhanbir Singh Dhami on the charges of murder. The police officer had allegedly murdered a 46-year-old local health worker Kaladevi Jaisi in the middle of the night on March 12. The victim's son Dhananjaya Neupane had lodged a complaint against Dhami on two previous occasions, but DPO Achham refused to register the complaint on different excuses. A team under the head of DPO Achham, DSP Dilip Singh Deuwa had also visited the location where the alleged murder had occurred for investigation. On Sunday the victim's son Dhananjay reached the DPO with a group of human rights activists and journalists to register the FIR against the accused. The FIR was registered after the direct order of CDO Bhamiswor Pandey. 'An investigation has begun according to the rules and laws. Anyone found guilty will be punished accordingly "DSP Deuba said. The Regional Office of NHRC will also conduct an independent investigation into the incident

 

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Murder/attempted Murder
Secondary Form Sexual Assault
Weapons Unclear
Primary Cause Rape/sexual assault
Actor 1 - Number of people 1
Actor 1 - Affiliations Police
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth na
Total Killed 1
Female Killed 1
Total Raped 1
Female Raped 1
INSEC , National/Online Media

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